diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
index 5ea2fca9d..c402a0607 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ dmu_objset_hold_flags(const char *name, boolean_t decrypt, const void *tag,
 
 	err = dmu_objset_from_ds(ds, osp);
 	if (err != 0) {
-		dsl_dataset_rele(ds, tag);
+		dsl_dataset_rele_flags(ds, flags, tag);
 		dsl_pool_rele(dp, tag);
 	}