diff --git a/module/zstd/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_block.c b/module/zstd/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_block.c
index ad3b3d8dbd..6f09e61b70 100644
--- a/module/zstd/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_block.c
+++ b/module/zstd/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress_block.c
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t litLength;
     size_t matchLength;
     size_t offset;
-    const BYTE* match;
 } seq_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -568,9 +567,6 @@ typedef struct {
     ZSTD_fseState stateOffb;
     ZSTD_fseState stateML;
     size_t prevOffset[ZSTD_REP_NUM];
-    const BYTE* prefixStart;
-    const BYTE* dictEnd;
-    size_t pos;
 } seqState_t;
 
 /*! ZSTD_overlapCopy8() :
@@ -832,10 +828,9 @@ ZSTD_updateFseStateWithDInfo(ZSTD_fseState* DStatePtr, BIT_DStream_t* bitD, ZSTD
         : 0)
 
 typedef enum { ZSTD_lo_isRegularOffset, ZSTD_lo_isLongOffset=1 } ZSTD_longOffset_e;
-typedef enum { ZSTD_p_noPrefetch=0, ZSTD_p_prefetch=1 } ZSTD_prefetch_e;
 
 FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE seq_t
-ZSTD_decodeSequence(seqState_t* seqState, const ZSTD_longOffset_e longOffsets, const ZSTD_prefetch_e prefetch)
+ZSTD_decodeSequence(seqState_t* seqState, const ZSTD_longOffset_e longOffsets)
 {
     seq_t seq;
     ZSTD_seqSymbol const llDInfo = seqState->stateLL.table[seqState->stateLL.state];
@@ -910,14 +905,6 @@ ZSTD_decodeSequence(seqState_t* seqState, const ZSTD_longOffset_e longOffsets, c
     DEBUGLOG(6, "seq: litL=%u, matchL=%u, offset=%u",
                 (U32)seq.litLength, (U32)seq.matchLength, (U32)seq.offset);
 
-    if (prefetch == ZSTD_p_prefetch) {
-        size_t const pos = seqState->pos + seq.litLength;
-        const BYTE* const matchBase = (seq.offset > pos) ? seqState->dictEnd : seqState->prefixStart;
-        seq.match = matchBase + pos - seq.offset;  /* note : this operation can overflow when seq.offset is really too large, which can only happen when input is corrupted.
-                                                    * No consequence though : no memory access will occur, offset is only used for prefetching */
-        seqState->pos = pos + seq.matchLength;
-    }
-
     /* ANS state update
      * gcc-9.0.0 does 2.5% worse with ZSTD_updateFseStateWithDInfo().
      * clang-9.2.0 does 7% worse with ZSTD_updateFseState().
@@ -1072,7 +1059,7 @@ ZSTD_decompressSequences_body( ZSTD_DCtx* dctx,
         __asm__(".p2align 4");
 #endif
         for ( ; ; ) {
-            seq_t const sequence = ZSTD_decodeSequence(&seqState, isLongOffset, ZSTD_p_noPrefetch);
+            seq_t const sequence = ZSTD_decodeSequence(&seqState, isLongOffset);
             size_t const oneSeqSize = ZSTD_execSequence(op, oend, sequence, &litPtr, litEnd, prefixStart, vBase, dictEnd);
 #if defined(FUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION) && defined(FUZZING_ASSERT_VALID_SEQUENCE)
             assert(!ZSTD_isError(oneSeqSize));
@@ -1124,6 +1111,24 @@ ZSTD_decompressSequences_default(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx,
 #endif /* ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_LONG */
 
 #ifndef ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_SHORT
+
+FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE size_t
+ZSTD_prefetchMatch(size_t prefixPos, seq_t const sequence,
+                   const BYTE* const prefixStart, const BYTE* const dictEnd)
+{
+    prefixPos += sequence.litLength;
+    {   const BYTE* const matchBase = (sequence.offset > prefixPos) ? dictEnd : prefixStart;
+        const BYTE* const match = matchBase + prefixPos - sequence.offset;  /* note : this operation can overflow when seq.offset is really too large, which can only happen when input is corrupted.
+                                                                             * No consequence though : no memory access will occur, offset is only used for prefetching */
+        PREFETCH_L1(match); PREFETCH_L1(match + sequence.matchLength - 1); /* note : it's safe to invoke PREFETCH() on any memory address, including invalid ones */
+    }
+    return prefixPos + sequence.matchLength;
+}
+
+/* This decoding function employs prefetching
+ * to reduce latency impact of cache misses.
+ * It's generally employed when block contains a significant portion of long-distance matches
+ * or when coupled with a "cold" dictionary */
 FORCE_INLINE_TEMPLATE size_t
 ZSTD_decompressSequencesLong_body(
                                ZSTD_DCtx* dctx,
@@ -1153,11 +1158,10 @@ ZSTD_decompressSequencesLong_body(
         int const seqAdvance = MIN(nbSeq, ADVANCED_SEQS);
         seqState_t seqState;
         int seqNb;
+        size_t prefixPos = (size_t)(op-prefixStart); /* track position relative to prefixStart */
+
         dctx->fseEntropy = 1;
         { int i; for (i=0; i<ZSTD_REP_NUM; i++) seqState.prevOffset[i] = dctx->entropy.rep[i]; }
-        seqState.prefixStart = prefixStart;
-        seqState.pos = (size_t)(op-prefixStart);
-        seqState.dictEnd = dictEnd;
         assert(dst != NULL);
         assert(iend >= ip);
         RETURN_ERROR_IF(
@@ -1169,21 +1173,23 @@ ZSTD_decompressSequencesLong_body(
 
         /* prepare in advance */
         for (seqNb=0; (BIT_reloadDStream(&seqState.DStream) <= BIT_DStream_completed) && (seqNb<seqAdvance); seqNb++) {
-            sequences[seqNb] = ZSTD_decodeSequence(&seqState, isLongOffset, ZSTD_p_prefetch);
-            PREFETCH_L1(sequences[seqNb].match); PREFETCH_L1(sequences[seqNb].match + sequences[seqNb].matchLength - 1); /* note : it's safe to invoke PREFETCH() on any memory address, including invalid ones */
+            seq_t const sequence = ZSTD_decodeSequence(&seqState, isLongOffset);
+            prefixPos = ZSTD_prefetchMatch(prefixPos, sequence, prefixStart, dictEnd);
+            sequences[seqNb] = sequence;
         }
         RETURN_ERROR_IF(seqNb<seqAdvance, corruption_detected, "");
 
         /* decode and decompress */
         for ( ; (BIT_reloadDStream(&(seqState.DStream)) <= BIT_DStream_completed) && (seqNb<nbSeq) ; seqNb++) {
-            seq_t const sequence = ZSTD_decodeSequence(&seqState, isLongOffset, ZSTD_p_prefetch);
+            seq_t const sequence = ZSTD_decodeSequence(&seqState, isLongOffset);
             size_t const oneSeqSize = ZSTD_execSequence(op, oend, sequences[(seqNb-ADVANCED_SEQS) & STORED_SEQS_MASK], &litPtr, litEnd, prefixStart, dictStart, dictEnd);
 #if defined(FUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION) && defined(FUZZING_ASSERT_VALID_SEQUENCE)
             assert(!ZSTD_isError(oneSeqSize));
             if (frame) ZSTD_assertValidSequence(dctx, op, oend, sequences[(seqNb-ADVANCED_SEQS) & STORED_SEQS_MASK], prefixStart, dictStart);
 #endif
             if (ZSTD_isError(oneSeqSize)) return oneSeqSize;
-            PREFETCH_L1(sequence.match); PREFETCH_L1(sequence.match + sequence.matchLength - 1); /* note : it's safe to invoke PREFETCH() on any memory address, including invalid ones */
+
+            prefixPos = ZSTD_prefetchMatch(prefixPos, sequence, prefixStart, dictEnd);
             sequences[seqNb & STORED_SEQS_MASK] = sequence;
             op += oneSeqSize;
         }