diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index 0e2b463ac..237825662 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -784,9 +784,8 @@ zio_free_sync(zio_t *pio, spa_t *spa, uint64_t txg, const blkptr_t *bp,
 	ASSERT(spa_syncing_txg(spa) == txg);
 	ASSERT(spa_sync_pass(spa) < zfs_sync_pass_deferred_free);
 
-	arc_freed(spa, bp);
-
 	metaslab_check_free(spa, bp);
+	arc_freed(spa, bp);
 
 	zio = zio_create(pio, spa, txg, bp, NULL, BP_GET_PSIZE(bp),
 	    NULL, NULL, ZIO_TYPE_FREE, ZIO_PRIORITY_FREE, flags,