diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index e9821ff9329..76cad03a1a5 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1019,13 +1019,6 @@ zfsvfs_setup(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, boolean_t mounting)
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the objset user_ptr to track its zfsvfs.
-	 */
-	mutex_enter(&zfsvfs->z_os->os_user_ptr_lock);
-	dmu_objset_set_user(zfsvfs->z_os, zfsvfs);
-	mutex_exit(&zfsvfs->z_os->os_user_ptr_lock);
-
 	zfsvfs->z_log = zil_open(zfsvfs->z_os, zfs_get_data);
 
 	/*
@@ -1086,6 +1079,13 @@ zfsvfs_setup(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, boolean_t mounting)
 		zfsvfs->z_vfs->vfs_flag |= readonly; /* restore readonly bit */
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Set the objset user_ptr to track its zfsvfs.
+	 */
+	mutex_enter(&zfsvfs->z_os->os_user_ptr_lock);
+	dmu_objset_set_user(zfsvfs->z_os, zfsvfs);
+	mutex_exit(&zfsvfs->z_os->os_user_ptr_lock);
+
 	return (0);
 }