diff --git a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
index 13d0bcf0e..e8672c836 100644
--- a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
+++ b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
@@ -1824,23 +1824,19 @@ dump_znode(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, void *data, size_t size)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	error = zfs_obj_to_path(os, object, path, sizeof (path));
-	if (error != 0) {
-		(void) snprintf(path, sizeof (path), "\?\?\?<object#%llu>",
-		    (u_longlong_t)object);
-	}
-	if (dump_opt['d'] < 3) {
-		(void) printf("\t%s\n", path);
-		(void) sa_handle_destroy(hdl);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	z_crtime = (time_t)crtm[0];
 	z_atime = (time_t)acctm[0];
 	z_mtime = (time_t)modtm[0];
 	z_ctime = (time_t)chgtm[0];
 
-	(void) printf("\tpath	%s\n", path);
+	if (dump_opt['d'] > 4) {
+		error = zfs_obj_to_path(os, object, path, sizeof (path));
+		if (error != 0) {
+			(void) snprintf(path, sizeof (path),
+			    "\?\?\?<object#%llu>", (u_longlong_t)object);
+		}
+		(void) printf("\tpath	%s\n", path);
+	}
 	dump_uidgid(os, uid, gid);
 	(void) printf("\tatime	%s", ctime(&z_atime));
 	(void) printf("\tmtime	%s", ctime(&z_mtime));