diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index b7b5fac1c7790..cf6341d456892 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -1986,8 +1986,8 @@ bool btrfs_can_activate_zone(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices, u64 flags)
 	ASSERT((flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_PROFILE_MASK) == 0);
 
 	/* Check if there is a device with active zones left */
-	mutex_lock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(device, &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(device, &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
 		struct btrfs_zoned_device_info *zinfo = device->zone_info;
 
 		if (!device->bdev)
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ bool btrfs_can_activate_zone(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices, u64 flags)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }