diff --git a/module/zfs/zil.c b/module/zfs/zil.c
index e625bb996..c91bb59fc 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zil.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zil.c
@@ -667,7 +667,15 @@ zil_claim(const char *osname, void *txarg)
 
 	error = dmu_objset_own(osname, DMU_OST_ANY, B_FALSE, FTAG, &os);
 	if (error != 0) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "can't open objset for %s", osname);
+		/*
+		 * EBUSY indicates that the objset is inconsistent, in which
+		 * case it can not have a ZIL.
+		 */
+		if (error != EBUSY) {
+			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "can't open objset for %s, error %u",
+				osname, error);
+		}
+
 		return (0);
 	}