diff --git a/mkfs/common.c b/mkfs/common.c
index e6102000..2550c221 100644
--- a/mkfs/common.c
+++ b/mkfs/common.c
@@ -811,13 +811,22 @@ static u64 btrfs_min_global_blk_rsv_size(u32 nodesize)
 	return (u64)nodesize << 10;
 }
 
-u64 btrfs_min_dev_size(u32 nodesize, int mixed, u64 meta_profile,
+u64 btrfs_min_dev_size(u32 nodesize, bool mixed, u64 zone_size, u64 meta_profile,
 		       u64 data_profile)
 {
 	u64 reserved = 0;
 	u64 meta_size;
 	u64 data_size;
 
+	/*
+	 * 2 zones for the primary superblock
+	 * 1 zone for the system block group
+	 * 1 zone for a metadata block group
+	 * 1 zone for a data block group
+	 */
+	if (zone_size)
+		return 5 * zone_size;
+
 	if (mixed)
 		return 2 * (BTRFS_MKFS_SYSTEM_GROUP_SIZE +
 			    btrfs_min_global_blk_rsv_size(nodesize));
diff --git a/mkfs/common.h b/mkfs/common.h
index d9183c99..de0ff57b 100644
--- a/mkfs/common.h
+++ b/mkfs/common.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct btrfs_mkfs_config {
 int make_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg);
 int btrfs_make_root_dir(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			struct btrfs_root *root, u64 objectid);
-u64 btrfs_min_dev_size(u32 nodesize, int mixed, u64 meta_profile,
+u64 btrfs_min_dev_size(u32 nodesize, bool mixed, u64 zone_size, u64 meta_profile,
 		       u64 data_profile);
 int test_minimum_size(const char *file, u64 min_dev_size);
 int is_vol_small(const char *file);
diff --git a/mkfs/main.c b/mkfs/main.c
index b81976c8..c7fbe5af 100644
--- a/mkfs/main.c
+++ b/mkfs/main.c
@@ -1588,8 +1588,9 @@ int BOX_MAIN(mkfs)(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	min_dev_size = btrfs_min_dev_size(nodesize, mixed, metadata_profile,
-					  data_profile);
+	min_dev_size = btrfs_min_dev_size(nodesize, mixed,
+					  opt_zoned ? zone_size(file) : 0,
+					  metadata_profile, data_profile);
 	/*
 	 * Enlarge the destination file or create a new one, using the size
 	 * calculated from source dir.
@@ -1649,20 +1650,8 @@ int BOX_MAIN(mkfs)(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Check device/byte_count after the nodesize is determined */
 	if (byte_count && byte_count < min_dev_size) {
 		error("size %llu is too small to make a usable filesystem", byte_count);
-		error("minimum size for btrfs filesystem is %llu",
-			min_dev_size);
-		goto error;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * 2 zones for the primary superblock
-	 * 1 zone for the system block group
-	 * 1 zone for a metadata block group
-	 * 1 zone for a data block group
-	 */
-	if (opt_zoned && byte_count && byte_count < 5 * zone_size(file)) {
-		error("size %llu is too small to make a usable filesystem", byte_count);
-		error("minimum size for a zoned btrfs filesystem is %llu",
-			min_dev_size);
+		error("minimum size for a %sbtrfs filesystem is %llu",
+		      opt_zoned ? "zoned mode " : "", min_dev_size);
 		goto error;
 	}