diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index bf953c4895f3..c661155f29d9 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,8 @@ 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;