diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_znode.c b/module/zfs/zfs_znode.c
index 531d29a40..2ab896fec 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_znode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_znode.c
@@ -922,8 +922,8 @@ again:
 			*zpp = zp;
 			err = 0;
 		}
-		sa_buf_rele(db, NULL);
 		mutex_exit(&zp->z_lock);
+		sa_buf_rele(db, NULL);
 		ZFS_OBJ_HOLD_EXIT(zsb, obj_num);
 		return (err);
 	}