diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_destroy/setup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_destroy/setup.ksh
index 34c726362f..f4288f715b 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_destroy/setup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_destroy/setup.ksh
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
 
 DISK=${DISKS%% *}
 
-default_setup $DISK
-zfs set compression=off $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
\ No newline at end of file
+default_setup_noexit $DISK
+log_must zfs set compression=off $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS
+log_pass
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/reservation/setup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/reservation/setup.ksh
index 6b5128c645..731aa6a306 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/reservation/setup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/reservation/setup.ksh
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
 
 default_setup_noexit ${DISKS%% *}
-zfs set compression=off $TESTPOOL
+log_must zfs set compression=off $TESTPOOL
 log_pass