diff --git a/include/sys/ddt.h b/include/sys/ddt.h
index 9c34d8699..d2fef16c9 100644
--- a/include/sys/ddt.h
+++ b/include/sys/ddt.h
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ extern void ddt_bp_create(enum zio_checksum checksum, const ddt_key_t *ddk,
 
 extern void ddt_phys_extend(ddt_univ_phys_t *ddp, ddt_phys_variant_t v,
     const blkptr_t *bp);
+extern void ddt_phys_unextend(ddt_univ_phys_t *cur, ddt_univ_phys_t *orig,
+    ddt_phys_variant_t v);
 extern void ddt_phys_copy(ddt_univ_phys_t *dst, const ddt_univ_phys_t *src,
     ddt_phys_variant_t v);
 extern void ddt_phys_clear(ddt_univ_phys_t *ddp, ddt_phys_variant_t v);
diff --git a/module/zfs/ddt.c b/module/zfs/ddt.c
index e0a6abea3..de35f748f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/ddt.c
+++ b/module/zfs/ddt.c
@@ -711,6 +711,27 @@ ddt_phys_extend(ddt_univ_phys_t *ddp, ddt_phys_variant_t v, const blkptr_t *bp)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+ddt_phys_unextend(ddt_univ_phys_t *cur, ddt_univ_phys_t *orig,
+    ddt_phys_variant_t v)
+{
+	ASSERT3U(v, <, DDT_PHYS_NONE);
+	dva_t *cur_dvas = (v == DDT_PHYS_FLAT) ?
+	    cur->ddp_flat.ddp_dva : cur->ddp_trad[v].ddp_dva;
+	dva_t *orig_dvas = (v == DDT_PHYS_FLAT) ?
+	    orig->ddp_flat.ddp_dva : orig->ddp_trad[v].ddp_dva;
+
+	for (int d = 0; d < SPA_DVAS_PER_BP; d++)
+		cur_dvas[d] = orig_dvas[d];
+
+	if (ddt_phys_birth(orig, v) == 0) {
+		if (v == DDT_PHYS_FLAT)
+			cur->ddp_flat.ddp_phys_birth = 0;
+		else
+			cur->ddp_trad[v].ddp_phys_birth = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 void
 ddt_phys_copy(ddt_univ_phys_t *dst, const ddt_univ_phys_t *src,
     ddt_phys_variant_t v)
diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index 1ff16d7ea..f0328e84e 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@ zio_ddt_child_write_done(zio_t *zio)
 		 * chain. We need to revert the entry back to what it was at
 		 * the last time it was successfully extended.
 		 */
-		ddt_phys_copy(ddp, orig, v);
+		ddt_phys_unextend(ddp, orig, v);
 		ddt_phys_clear(orig, v);
 
 		ddt_exit(ddt);