diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_log.c b/module/zfs/zfs_log.c
index 4eae855f42..fb44007fef 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_log.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_log.c
@@ -584,15 +584,22 @@ zfs_log_write(zilog_t *zilog, dmu_tx_t *tx, int txtype,
 		    (wr_state == WR_COPIED ? len : 0));
 		lr = (lr_write_t *)&itx->itx_lr;
 
-		DB_DNODE_ENTER(db);
-		if (wr_state == WR_COPIED && dmu_read_by_dnode(DB_DNODE(db),
-		    off, len, lr + 1, DMU_READ_NO_PREFETCH) != 0) {
-			zil_itx_destroy(itx);
-			itx = zil_itx_create(txtype, sizeof (*lr));
-			lr = (lr_write_t *)&itx->itx_lr;
-			wr_state = WR_NEED_COPY;
+		/*
+		 * For WR_COPIED records, copy the data into the lr_write_t.
+		 */
+		if (wr_state == WR_COPIED) {
+			int err;
+			DB_DNODE_ENTER(db);
+			err = dmu_read_by_dnode(DB_DNODE(db), off, len, lr + 1,
+			    DMU_READ_NO_PREFETCH);
+			if (err != 0) {
+				zil_itx_destroy(itx);
+				itx = zil_itx_create(txtype, sizeof (*lr));
+				lr = (lr_write_t *)&itx->itx_lr;
+				wr_state = WR_NEED_COPY;
+			}
+			DB_DNODE_EXIT(db);
 		}
-		DB_DNODE_EXIT(db);
 
 		itx->itx_wr_state = wr_state;
 		lr->lr_foid = zp->z_id;