diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
index 359845f503..885f263bf0 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
@@ -5021,14 +5021,15 @@ zfs_receive_one(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int infd, const char *tosnap,
 			*cp = '@';
 			break;
 		case EINVAL:
-			if (flags->resumable)
+			if (flags->resumable) {
 				zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
 				    "kernel modules must be upgraded to "
 				    "receive this stream."));
-			if (embedded && !raw)
+			} else if (embedded && !raw) {
 				zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
 				    "incompatible embedded data stream "
 				    "feature with encrypted receive."));
+			}
 			(void) zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_BADSTREAM, errbuf);
 			break;
 		case ECKSUM: