diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c b/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c
index 166d0c1eb..8a5fac25f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011, 2015 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2016 Gary Mills
  */
 
 #include <sys/dsl_scan.h>
@@ -1626,7 +1627,8 @@ dsl_scan_sync(dsl_pool_t *dp, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	}
 	if (err != 0)
 		return;
-	if (!scn->scn_async_destroying && zfs_free_leak_on_eio &&
+	if (dp->dp_free_dir != NULL && !scn->scn_async_destroying &&
+	    zfs_free_leak_on_eio &&
 	    (dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_used_bytes != 0 ||
 	    dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_compressed_bytes != 0 ||
 	    dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_uncompressed_bytes != 0)) {
@@ -1652,7 +1654,7 @@ dsl_scan_sync(dsl_pool_t *dp, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 		    -dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_compressed_bytes,
 		    -dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_uncompressed_bytes, tx);
 	}
-	if (!scn->scn_async_destroying) {
+	if (dp->dp_free_dir != NULL && !scn->scn_async_destroying) {
 		/* finished; verify that space accounting went to zero */
 		ASSERT0(dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_used_bytes);
 		ASSERT0(dsl_dir_phys(dp->dp_free_dir)->dd_compressed_bytes);