diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c b/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
index 9c017124a1..6d93e0ade8 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
@@ -1676,8 +1676,8 @@ fail:
 void
 dsl_dataset_stats(dsl_dataset_t *ds, nvlist_t *nv)
 {
+	dsl_pool_t *dp = ds->ds_dir->dd_pool;
 	uint64_t refd, avail, uobjs, aobjs, ratio;
-	ASSERTV(dsl_pool_t *dp = ds->ds_dir->dd_pool);
 
 	ASSERT(dsl_pool_config_held(dp));