diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 8fbd736aad9f..117e13d245f6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -8099,8 +8099,9 @@ int btrfs_run_dev_stats(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 		smp_rmb();
 
 		ret = update_dev_stat_item(trans, device);
-		if (!ret)
-			atomic_sub(stats_cnt, &device->dev_stats_ccnt);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+		atomic_sub(stats_cnt, &device->dev_stats_ccnt);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);