diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 3f0aff6bae4a3..05eedab5ff156 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -2627,6 +2627,8 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
 			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 			goto error_trans;
 		}
+		btrfs_assign_next_active_device(fs_info->fs_devices->latest_dev,
+						device);
 	}
 
 	device->fs_devices = fs_devices;