diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 19213347ec70..c1a4dab8e811 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -7013,6 +7013,19 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void readahead_tree_node_children(struct extent_buffer *node)
+{
+	int i;
+	const int nr_items = btrfs_header_nritems(node);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_items; i++) {
+		u64 start;
+
+		start = btrfs_node_blockptr(node, i);
+		readahead_tree_block(node->fs_info, start);
+	}
+}
+
 int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root = fs_info->chunk_root;
@@ -7023,6 +7036,7 @@ int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	int ret;
 	int slot;
 	u64 total_dev = 0;
+	u64 last_ra_node = 0;
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
@@ -7056,6 +7070,8 @@ int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 	while (1) {
+		struct extent_buffer *node;
+
 		leaf = path->nodes[0];
 		slot = path->slots[0];
 		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(leaf)) {
@@ -7066,6 +7082,17 @@ int btrfs_read_chunk_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 				goto error;
 			break;
 		}
+		/*
+		 * The nodes on level 1 are not locked but we don't need to do
+		 * that during mount time as nothing else can access the tree
+		 */
+		node = path->nodes[1];
+		if (node) {
+			if (last_ra_node != node->start) {
+				readahead_tree_node_children(node);
+				last_ra_node = node->start;
+			}
+		}
 		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &found_key, slot);
 		if (found_key.type == BTRFS_DEV_ITEM_KEY) {
 			struct btrfs_dev_item *dev_item;