diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 28ab75ebb983..909ea2564e84 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -884,10 +884,11 @@ out:
  * only when we need to allocate a new super block.
  */
 static int btrfs_parse_early_options(const char *options, fmode_t flags,
-		void *holder, struct btrfs_fs_devices **fs_devices)
+				     void *holder)
 {
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
 	char *device_name, *opts, *orig, *p;
+	struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices = NULL;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&uuid_mutex);
@@ -918,7 +919,7 @@ static int btrfs_parse_early_options(const char *options, fmode_t flags,
 				goto out;
 			}
 			error = btrfs_scan_one_device(device_name,
-					flags, holder, fs_devices);
+					flags, holder, &fs_devices);
 			kfree(device_name);
 			if (error)
 				goto out;
@@ -1554,7 +1555,7 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_mount_root(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
-	error = btrfs_parse_early_options(data, mode, fs_type, &fs_devices);
+	error = btrfs_parse_early_options(data, mode, fs_type);
 	if (error) {
 		mutex_unlock(&uuid_mutex);
 		goto error_fs_info;