diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index b8a5e8d2592a..b9ce42877e46 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ again:
 							&device->dev_state)) {
 			if (!test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_REPLACE_TGT,
 			     &device->dev_state) &&
+			    !test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_MISSING,
+				      &device->dev_state) &&
 			     (!latest_dev ||
 			      device->generation > latest_dev->generation)) {
 				latest_dev = device;