diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index bfa169a3fbc1d..1f2d99118c8ef 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -7282,7 +7282,6 @@ int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	 * otherwise we don't need it.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * It is possible for mount and umount to race in such a way that
@@ -7327,7 +7326,9 @@ int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		} else if (found_key.type == BTRFS_CHUNK_ITEM_KEY) {
 			struct btrfs_chunk *chunk;
 			chunk = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot, struct btrfs_chunk);
+			mutex_lock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 			ret = read_one_chunk(&found_key, leaf, chunk);
+			mutex_unlock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error;
 		}
@@ -7357,7 +7358,6 @@ int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	}
 	ret = 0;
 error:
-	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 
 	btrfs_free_path(path);