diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 6f0fe3623381..b5897becd542 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ int btrfs_init_dev_replace(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_STARTED:
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_SUSPENDED:
 		dev_replace->srcdev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices,
-							src_devid, NULL, NULL);
+							src_devid, NULL, NULL, 0);
 		dev_replace->tgtdev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices,
 							BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID,
-							NULL, NULL);
+							NULL, NULL, 0);
 		/*
 		 * allow 'btrfs dev replace_cancel' if src/tgt device is
 		 * missing
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index fd5f97aeb35c..66f2f9e229d5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct file *file,
 		btrfs_info(fs_info, "resizing devid %llu", devid);
 	}
 
-	device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL);
+	device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (!device) {
 		btrfs_info(fs_info, "resizer unable to find device %llu",
 			   devid);
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_dev_info(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, di_args->devid, s_uuid,
-				NULL);
+				NULL, 0);
 
 	if (!dev) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
index 72044efc610a..477c585927e4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
@@ -3835,7 +3835,7 @@ int btrfs_scrub_dev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 devid, u64 start,
 		return PTR_ERR(sctx);
 
 	mutex_lock(&fs_info->fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
-	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL);
+	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (!dev || (test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_MISSING, &dev->dev_state) &&
 		     !is_dev_replace)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&fs_info->fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
@@ -4012,7 +4012,7 @@ int btrfs_scrub_progress(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 devid,
 	struct scrub_ctx *sctx = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fs_info->fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
-	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL);
+	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (dev)
 		sctx = dev->scrub_ctx;
 	if (sctx)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index be473a493a63..7f89c8b1cab1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -415,27 +415,6 @@ static struct btrfs_device *__alloc_device(void)
 	return dev;
 }
 
-/*
- * Find a device specified by @devid or @uuid in the list of @fs_devices, or
- * return NULL.
- *
- * If devid and uuid are both specified, the match must be exact, otherwise
- * only devid is used.
- */
-static struct btrfs_device *find_device(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
-		u64 devid, const u8 *uuid)
-{
-	struct btrfs_device *dev;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(dev, &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
-		if (dev->devid == devid &&
-		    (!uuid || !memcmp(dev->uuid, uuid, BTRFS_UUID_SIZE))) {
-			return dev;
-		}
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static noinline struct btrfs_fs_devices *find_fsid(
 		const u8 *fsid, const u8 *metadata_fsid)
 {
@@ -990,8 +969,8 @@ static noinline struct btrfs_device *device_list_add(const char *path,
 		device = NULL;
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
-		device = find_device(fs_devices, devid,
-				disk_super->dev_item.uuid);
+		device = btrfs_find_device(fs_devices, devid,
+					   disk_super->dev_item.uuid, NULL, 1);
 
 		/*
 		 * If this disk has been pulled into an fs devices created by
@@ -2419,10 +2398,10 @@ static struct btrfs_device *find_device_by_superblock(
 	dev_uuid = disk_super->dev_item.uuid;
 	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, METADATA_UUID))
 		device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, dev_uuid,
-					   disk_super->metadata_uuid);
+					   disk_super->metadata_uuid, 0);
 	else
 		device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, dev_uuid,
-					   disk_super->fsid);
+					   disk_super->fsid, 0);
 
 	brelse(bh);
 	if (!device)
@@ -2442,7 +2421,7 @@ struct btrfs_device *btrfs_find_device_by_devspec(
 
 	if (devid) {
 		device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL,
-					   NULL);
+					   NULL, 0);
 		if (!device)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 		return device;
@@ -2584,7 +2563,7 @@ static int btrfs_finish_sprout(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		read_extent_buffer(leaf, fs_uuid, btrfs_device_fsid(dev_item),
 				   BTRFS_FSID_SIZE);
 		device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, dev_uuid,
-					   fs_uuid);
+					   fs_uuid, 0);
 		BUG_ON(!device); /* Logic error */
 
 		if (device->fs_devices->seeding) {
@@ -6637,19 +6616,36 @@ blk_status_t btrfs_map_bio(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct bio *bio,
 	return BLK_STS_OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Find a device specified by @devid or @uuid in the list of @fs_devices, or
+ * return NULL.
+ *
+ * If devid and uuid are both specified, the match must be exact, otherwise
+ * only devid is used.
+ *
+ * By default will check seed devices as well, unless @no_seed is 1.
+ */
 struct btrfs_device *btrfs_find_device(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
-				       u64 devid, u8 *uuid, u8 *fsid)
+				       u64 devid, u8 *uuid, u8 *fsid,
+				       int no_seed)
 {
 	struct btrfs_device *device;
 
 	while (fs_devices) {
 		if (!fsid ||
 		    !memcmp(fs_devices->metadata_uuid, fsid, BTRFS_FSID_SIZE)) {
-			device = find_device(fs_devices, devid, uuid);
-			if (device)
-				return device;
+			list_for_each_entry(device, &fs_devices->devices,
+					    dev_list) {
+				if (device->devid == devid && (!uuid ||
+				    !memcmp(device->uuid, uuid,
+				    BTRFS_UUID_SIZE)))
+					return device;
+			}
 		}
-		fs_devices = fs_devices->seed;
+		if (no_seed)
+			return NULL;
+		else
+			fs_devices = fs_devices->seed;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -6895,7 +6891,7 @@ static int read_one_chunk(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct btrfs_key *key,
 				   btrfs_stripe_dev_uuid_nr(chunk, i),
 				   BTRFS_UUID_SIZE);
 		map->stripes[i].dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices,
-							devid, uuid, NULL);
+							devid, uuid, NULL, 0);
 		if (!map->stripes[i].dev &&
 		    !btrfs_test_opt(fs_info, DEGRADED)) {
 			free_extent_map(em);
@@ -7035,7 +7031,7 @@ static int read_one_dev(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	}
 
 	device = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, dev_uuid,
-				   fs_uuid);
+				   fs_uuid, 0);
 	if (!device) {
 		if (!btrfs_test_opt(fs_info, DEGRADED)) {
 			btrfs_report_missing_device(fs_info, devid,
@@ -7625,7 +7621,8 @@ int btrfs_get_dev_stats(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
-	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, stats->devid, NULL, NULL);
+	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, stats->devid, NULL, NULL,
+				0);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
 
 	if (!dev) {
@@ -7839,7 +7836,7 @@ static int verify_one_dev_extent(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure no dev extent is beyond device bondary */
-	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL);
+	dev = btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices, devid, NULL, NULL, 0);
 	if (!dev) {
 		btrfs_err(fs_info, "failed to find devid %llu", devid);
 		ret = -EUCLEAN;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
index 46ee8eafdc92..8f71cc724015 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 int btrfs_grow_device(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		      struct btrfs_device *device, u64 new_size);
 struct btrfs_device *btrfs_find_device(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
-				       u64 devid, u8 *uuid, u8 *fsid);
+				       u64 devid, u8 *uuid, u8 *fsid,
+				       int no_seed);
 int btrfs_shrink_device(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 new_size);
 int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *path);
 int btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
