diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 920df7585b0d..5e75a4e3a5be 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -732,6 +732,42 @@ const u8 *btrfs_sb_fsid_ptr(const struct btrfs_super_block *sb)
 	return has_metadata_uuid ? sb->metadata_uuid : sb->fsid;
 }
 
+static bool is_same_device(struct btrfs_device *device, const char *new_path)
+{
+	struct path old = { .mnt = NULL, .dentry = NULL };
+	struct path new = { .mnt = NULL, .dentry = NULL };
+	char *old_path = NULL;
+	bool is_same = false;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!device->name)
+		goto out;
+
+	old_path = kzalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!old_path)
+		goto out;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ret = strscpy(old_path, rcu_str_deref(device->name), PATH_MAX);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = kern_path(old_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &old);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+	ret = kern_path(new_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &new);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+	if (path_equal(&old, &new))
+		is_same = true;
+out:
+	kfree(old_path);
+	path_put(&old);
+	path_put(&new);
+	return is_same;
+}
+
 /*
  * Add new device to list of registered devices
  *
@@ -852,7 +888,7 @@ static noinline struct btrfs_device *device_list_add(const char *path,
 				MAJOR(path_devt), MINOR(path_devt),
 				current->comm, task_pid_nr(current));
 
-	} else if (!device->name || strcmp(device->name->str, path)) {
+	} else if (!device->name || !is_same_device(device, path)) {
 		/*
 		 * When FS is already mounted.
 		 * 1. If you are here and if the device->name is NULL that