diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index f95b2c94d619..0a330d5410a0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -2086,11 +2086,21 @@ bool btrfs_can_activate_zone(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices, u64 flags)
 		if (!device->bdev)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!zinfo->max_active_zones ||
-		    atomic_read(&zinfo->active_zones_left)) {
+		if (!zinfo->max_active_zones) {
 			ret = true;
 			break;
 		}
+
+		switch (flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_PROFILE_MASK) {
+		case 0: /* single */
+			ret = (atomic_read(&zinfo->active_zones_left) >= 1);
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_DUP:
+			ret = (atomic_read(&zinfo->active_zones_left) >= 2);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (ret)
+			break;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);