diff --git a/include/sys/dbuf.h b/include/sys/dbuf.h
index 1800a7e31d..2ff0bc72b2 100644
--- a/include/sys/dbuf.h
+++ b/include/sys/dbuf.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * dbuf_states_t (see comment on dn_dbufs in dnode.h).
  */
 typedef enum dbuf_states {
+	DB_MARKER = -2,
 	DB_SEARCH = -1,
 	DB_UNCACHED,
 	DB_FILL,
diff --git a/module/zfs/dnode.c b/module/zfs/dnode.c
index 7ae74ad131..ba28aa06a9 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dnode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dnode.c
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ dbuf_compare(const void *x1, const void *x2)
 	if (likely(cmp))
 		return (cmp);
 
+	if (d1->db_state == DB_MARKER) {
+		ASSERT3S(d2->db_state, !=, DB_MARKER);
+		return (TREE_PCMP(d1->db_parent, d2));
+	} else if (d2->db_state == DB_MARKER) {
+		ASSERT3S(d1->db_state, !=, DB_MARKER);
+		return (TREE_PCMP(d1, d2->db_parent));
+	}
+
 	if (d1->db_state == DB_SEARCH) {
 		ASSERT3S(d2->db_state, !=, DB_SEARCH);
 		return (-1);
diff --git a/module/zfs/dnode_sync.c b/module/zfs/dnode_sync.c
index 8cffbdb9d2..f67dad0023 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dnode_sync.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dnode_sync.c
@@ -482,7 +482,14 @@ dnode_evict_dbufs(dnode_t *dn)
 		    zfs_refcount_is_zero(&db->db_holds)) {
 			db_marker->db_level = db->db_level;
 			db_marker->db_blkid = db->db_blkid;
-			db_marker->db_state = DB_SEARCH;
+			/*
+			 * Insert a MARKER node with the same level and blkid.
+			 * And to resolve any ties in dbuf_compare() use the
+			 * pointer of the dbuf that we are evicting. Pass the
+			 * address in db_parent.
+			 */
+			db_marker->db_state = DB_MARKER;
+			db_marker->db_parent = (void *)((uintptr_t)db - 1);
 			avl_insert_here(&dn->dn_dbufs, db_marker, db,
 			    AVL_BEFORE);