diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 74acc1d1a6..90ebb57116 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2005, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Portions Copyright 2011 Martin Matuska
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -2730,6 +2732,7 @@ zfs_fill_zplprops_impl(objset_t *os, uint64_t zplver,
 	uint64_t sense = ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED;
 	uint64_t norm = ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED;
 	uint64_t u8 = ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED;
+	int error;
 
 	ASSERT(zplprops != NULL);
 
@@ -2773,8 +2776,9 @@ zfs_fill_zplprops_impl(objset_t *os, uint64_t zplver,
 	VERIFY(nvlist_add_uint64(zplprops,
 	    zfs_prop_to_name(ZFS_PROP_VERSION), zplver) == 0);
 
-	if (norm == ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED)
-		VERIFY(zfs_get_zplprop(os, ZFS_PROP_NORMALIZE, &norm) == 0);
+	if (norm == ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED &&
+	    (error = zfs_get_zplprop(os, ZFS_PROP_NORMALIZE, &norm)) != 0)
+		return (error);
 	VERIFY(nvlist_add_uint64(zplprops,
 	    zfs_prop_to_name(ZFS_PROP_NORMALIZE), norm) == 0);
 
@@ -2783,13 +2787,15 @@ zfs_fill_zplprops_impl(objset_t *os, uint64_t zplver,
 	 */
 	if (norm)
 		u8 = 1;
-	if (u8 == ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED)
-		VERIFY(zfs_get_zplprop(os, ZFS_PROP_UTF8ONLY, &u8) == 0);
+	if (u8 == ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED &&
+	    (error = zfs_get_zplprop(os, ZFS_PROP_UTF8ONLY, &u8)) != 0)
+		return (error);
 	VERIFY(nvlist_add_uint64(zplprops,
 	    zfs_prop_to_name(ZFS_PROP_UTF8ONLY), u8) == 0);
 
-	if (sense == ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED)
-		VERIFY(zfs_get_zplprop(os, ZFS_PROP_CASE, &sense) == 0);
+	if (sense == ZFS_PROP_UNDEFINED &&
+	    (error = zfs_get_zplprop(os, ZFS_PROP_CASE, &sense)) != 0)
+		return (error);
 	VERIFY(nvlist_add_uint64(zplprops,
 	    zfs_prop_to_name(ZFS_PROP_CASE), sense) == 0);