diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index c143d63705..cf66953a8c 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -3132,7 +3132,8 @@ zfs_force_import_required(nvlist_t *config)
 	 * local hostid.
 	 */
 	if (nvlist_lookup_uint64(nvinfo, ZPOOL_CONFIG_HOSTID, &hostid) != 0)
-		nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_HOSTID, &hostid);
+		(void) nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_HOSTID,
+		    &hostid);
 
 	if (state != POOL_STATE_EXPORTED && hostid != get_system_hostid())
 		return (B_TRUE);