diff --git a/cmd/zstream/zstream_decompress.c b/cmd/zstream/zstream_decompress.c
index 0cef36c044..f5f66080d0 100644
--- a/cmd/zstream/zstream_decompress.c
+++ b/cmd/zstream/zstream_decompress.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2022 Axcient.  All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, Klara, Inc.
  */
 
 #include <err.h>
@@ -257,83 +259,64 @@ zstream_do_decompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 			ENTRY e = {.key = key};
 
 			p = hsearch(e, FIND);
-			if (p != NULL) {
-				zio_decompress_func_t *xfunc = NULL;
-				switch ((enum zio_compress)(intptr_t)p->data) {
-				case ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF:
-					xfunc = NULL;
-					break;
-				case ZIO_COMPRESS_LZJB:
-					xfunc = lzjb_decompress;
-					break;
-				case ZIO_COMPRESS_GZIP_1:
-					xfunc = gzip_decompress;
-					break;
-				case ZIO_COMPRESS_ZLE:
-					xfunc = zle_decompress;
-					break;
-				case ZIO_COMPRESS_LZ4:
-					xfunc = lz4_decompress_zfs;
-					break;
-				case ZIO_COMPRESS_ZSTD:
-					xfunc = zfs_zstd_decompress;
-					break;
-				default:
-					assert(B_FALSE);
-				}
-
-
-				/*
-				 * Read and decompress the block
-				 */
-				char *lzbuf = safe_calloc(payload_size);
-				(void) sfread(lzbuf, payload_size, stdin);
-				if (xfunc == NULL) {
-					memcpy(buf, lzbuf, payload_size);
-					drrw->drr_compressiontype =
-					    ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
-					if (verbose)
-						fprintf(stderr, "Resetting "
-						    "compression type to off "
-						    "for ino %llu offset "
-						    "%llu\n",
-						    (u_longlong_t)
-						    drrw->drr_object,
-						    (u_longlong_t)
-						    drrw->drr_offset);
-				} else if (0 != xfunc(lzbuf, buf,
-				    payload_size, payload_size, 0)) {
-					/*
-					 * The block must not be compressed,
-					 * at least not with this compression
-					 * type, possibly because it gets
-					 * written multiple times in this
-					 * stream.
-					 */
-					warnx("decompression failed for "
-					    "ino %llu offset %llu",
-					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_object,
-					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_offset);
-					memcpy(buf, lzbuf, payload_size);
-				} else if (verbose) {
-					drrw->drr_compressiontype =
-					    ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
-					fprintf(stderr, "successfully "
-					    "decompressed ino %llu "
-					    "offset %llu\n",
-					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_object,
-					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_offset);
-				} else {
-					drrw->drr_compressiontype =
-					    ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
-				}
-				free(lzbuf);
-			} else {
+			if (p == NULL) {
 				/*
 				 * Read the contents of the block unaltered
 				 */
 				(void) sfread(buf, payload_size, stdin);
+				break;
 			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Read and decompress the block
+			 */
+			enum zio_compress c =
+			    (enum zio_compress)(intptr_t)p->data;
+
+			if (c == ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF) {
+				(void) sfread(buf, payload_size, stdin);
+				drrw->drr_compressiontype = ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
+				if (verbose)
+					fprintf(stderr,
+					    "Resetting compression type to "
+					    "off for ino %llu offset %llu\n",
+					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_object,
+					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_offset);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			char *lzbuf = safe_calloc(payload_size);
+			(void) sfread(lzbuf, payload_size, stdin);
+
+			abd_t sabd;
+			abd_get_from_buf_struct(&sabd, lzbuf, payload_size);
+			int err = zio_decompress_data(c, &sabd, buf,
+			    payload_size, payload_size, NULL);
+			abd_free(&sabd);
+
+			if (err != 0) {
+				/*
+				 * The block must not be compressed, at least
+				 * not with this compression type, possibly
+				 * because it gets written multiple times in
+				 * this stream.
+				 */
+				warnx("decompression failed for "
+				    "ino %llu offset %llu",
+				    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_object,
+				    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_offset);
+				memcpy(buf, lzbuf, payload_size);
+			} else if (verbose) {
+				drrw->drr_compressiontype = ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
+				fprintf(stderr, "successfully decompressed "
+				    "ino %llu offset %llu\n",
+				    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_object,
+				    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_offset);
+			} else {
+				drrw->drr_compressiontype = ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
+			}
+
+			free(lzbuf);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/zstream/zstream_recompress.c b/cmd/zstream/zstream_recompress.c
index f9e01d1aa4..0e5cc9cd81 100644
--- a/cmd/zstream/zstream_recompress.c
+++ b/cmd/zstream/zstream_recompress.c
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2022 Axcient.  All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
-/*
+ *
  * Copyright (c) 2022 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, Klara, Inc.
  */
 
 #include <err.h>
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ zstream_do_recompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 	dmu_replay_record_t *drr = &thedrr;
 	zio_cksum_t stream_cksum;
 	int c;
-	int level = -1;
+	int level = 0;
 
 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "l:")) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
@@ -97,34 +96,22 @@ zstream_do_recompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (argc != 1)
 		zstream_usage();
-	int type = 0;
-	zio_compress_info_t *cinfo = NULL;
-	if (0 == strcmp(argv[0], "off")) {
-		type = ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
-		cinfo = &zio_compress_table[type];
-	} else if (0 == strcmp(argv[0], "inherit") ||
-	    0 == strcmp(argv[0], "empty") ||
-	    0 == strcmp(argv[0], "on")) {
-		// Fall through to invalid compression type case
-	} else {
-		for (int i = 0; i < ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS; i++) {
-			if (0 == strcmp(zio_compress_table[i].ci_name,
-			    argv[0])) {
-				cinfo = &zio_compress_table[i];
-				type = i;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if (cinfo == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Invalid compression type %s.\n",
-		    argv[0]);
-		exit(2);
-	}
 
-	if (cinfo->ci_compress == NULL) {
-		type = 0;
-		cinfo = &zio_compress_table[0];
+	enum zio_compress ctype;
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "off") == 0) {
+		ctype = ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
+	} else {
+		for (ctype = 0; ctype < ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS; ctype++) {
+			if (strcmp(argv[0],
+			    zio_compress_table[ctype].ci_name) == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		if (ctype == ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS ||
+		    zio_compress_table[ctype].ci_compress == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Invalid compression type %s.\n",
+			    argv[0]);
+			exit(2);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
@@ -135,6 +122,7 @@ zstream_do_recompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	abd_init();
 	fletcher_4_init();
 	zio_init();
 	zstd_init();
@@ -247,53 +235,60 @@ zstream_do_recompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 				(void) sfread(buf, payload_size, stdin);
 				break;
 			}
-			if (drrw->drr_compressiontype >=
-			    ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS) {
+			enum zio_compress dtype = drrw->drr_compressiontype;
+			if (dtype >= ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid compression type in "
-				    "stream: %d\n", drrw->drr_compressiontype);
+				    "stream: %d\n", dtype);
 				exit(3);
 			}
-			zio_compress_info_t *dinfo =
-			    &zio_compress_table[drrw->drr_compressiontype];
+			if (zio_compress_table[dtype].ci_decompress == NULL)
+				dtype = ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF;
 
 			/* Set up buffers to minimize memcpys */
 			char *cbuf, *dbuf;
-			if (cinfo->ci_compress == NULL)
+			if (ctype == ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF)
 				dbuf = buf;
 			else
 				dbuf = safe_calloc(bufsz);
 
-			if (dinfo->ci_decompress == NULL)
+			if (dtype == ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF)
 				cbuf = dbuf;
 			else
 				cbuf = safe_calloc(payload_size);
 
 			/* Read and decompress the payload */
 			(void) sfread(cbuf, payload_size, stdin);
-			if (dinfo->ci_decompress != NULL) {
-				if (0 != dinfo->ci_decompress(cbuf, dbuf,
-				    payload_size, MIN(bufsz,
-				    drrw->drr_logical_size), dinfo->ci_level)) {
+			if (dtype != ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF) {
+				abd_t cabd;
+				abd_get_from_buf_struct(&cabd,
+				    cbuf, payload_size);
+				if (zio_decompress_data(dtype, &cabd, dbuf,
+				    payload_size,
+				    MIN(bufsz, drrw->drr_logical_size),
+				    NULL) != 0) {
 					warnx("decompression type %d failed "
 					    "for ino %llu offset %llu",
-					    type,
+					    dtype,
 					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_object,
 					    (u_longlong_t)drrw->drr_offset);
 					exit(4);
 				}
 				payload_size = drrw->drr_logical_size;
+				abd_free(&cabd);
 				free(cbuf);
 			}
 
 			/* Recompress the payload */
-			if (cinfo->ci_compress != NULL) {
-				payload_size = P2ROUNDUP(cinfo->ci_compress(
-				    dbuf, buf, drrw->drr_logical_size,
-				    MIN(payload_size, bufsz), (level == -1 ?
-				    cinfo->ci_level : level)),
+			if (ctype != ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF) {
+				abd_t dabd;
+				abd_get_from_buf_struct(&dabd,
+				    dbuf, drrw->drr_logical_size);
+				payload_size = P2ROUNDUP(zio_compress_data(
+				    ctype, &dabd, (void **)&buf,
+				    drrw->drr_logical_size, level),
 				    SPA_MINBLOCKSIZE);
 				if (payload_size != drrw->drr_logical_size) {
-					drrw->drr_compressiontype = type;
+					drrw->drr_compressiontype = ctype;
 					drrw->drr_compressed_size =
 					    payload_size;
 				} else {
@@ -301,9 +296,10 @@ zstream_do_recompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 					drrw->drr_compressiontype = 0;
 					drrw->drr_compressed_size = 0;
 				}
+				abd_free(&dabd);
 				free(dbuf);
 			} else {
-				drrw->drr_compressiontype = type;
+				drrw->drr_compressiontype = ctype;
 				drrw->drr_compressed_size = 0;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -371,6 +367,7 @@ zstream_do_recompress(int argc, char *argv[])
 	fletcher_4_fini();
 	zio_fini();
 	zstd_fini();
+	abd_fini();
 
 	return (0);
 }