diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index 794526ab90d2..46aadef5a463 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -1909,6 +1909,9 @@ bool btrfs_zone_activate(struct btrfs_block_group *block_group)
 		device = map->stripes[i].dev;
 		physical = map->stripes[i].physical;
 
+		if (!device->bdev)
+			continue;
+
 		if (device->zone_info->max_active_zones == 0)
 			continue;