diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c
index eea46fc4c1d..dccdd70fd50 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ domount:
 		VN_RELE(*vpp);
 		*vpp = NULL;
 	}
+	ZFS_EXIT(zfsvfs);
 	return (err);
 }