diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c
index b5fa5853f..1a4529a40 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2015 Nexenta Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2015 Joyent, Inc.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -54,15 +55,6 @@
 #define	ZDIFF_REMOVED	'-'
 #define	ZDIFF_RENAMED	'R'
 
-static boolean_t
-do_name_cmp(const char *fpath, const char *tpath)
-{
-	char *fname, *tname;
-	fname = strrchr(fpath, '/') + 1;
-	tname = strrchr(tpath, '/') + 1;
-	return (strcmp(fname, tname) == 0);
-}
-
 typedef struct differ_info {
 	zfs_handle_t *zhp;
 	char *fromsnap;
@@ -258,7 +250,6 @@ static int
 write_inuse_diffs_one(FILE *fp, differ_info_t *di, uint64_t dobj)
 {
 	struct zfs_stat fsb, tsb;
-	boolean_t same_name;
 	mode_t fmode, tmode;
 	char fobjname[MAXPATHLEN], tobjname[MAXPATHLEN];
 	int fobjerr, tobjerr;
@@ -319,7 +310,6 @@ write_inuse_diffs_one(FILE *fp, differ_info_t *di, uint64_t dobj)
 
 	if (fmode != tmode && fsb.zs_gen == tsb.zs_gen)
 		tsb.zs_gen++;	/* Force a generational difference */
-	same_name = do_name_cmp(fobjname, tobjname);
 
 	/* Simple modification or no change */
 	if (fsb.zs_gen == tsb.zs_gen) {
@@ -330,7 +320,7 @@ write_inuse_diffs_one(FILE *fp, differ_info_t *di, uint64_t dobj)
 		if (change) {
 			print_link_change(fp, di, change,
 			    change > 0 ? fobjname : tobjname, &tsb);
-		} else if (same_name) {
+		} else if (strcmp(fobjname, tobjname) == 0) {
 			print_file(fp, di, ZDIFF_MODIFIED, fobjname, &tsb);
 		} else {
 			print_rename(fp, di, fobjname, tobjname, &tsb);