diff --git a/module/zfs/abd.c b/module/zfs/abd.c
index 2d1be9752d..d5fafccd08 100644
--- a/module/zfs/abd.c
+++ b/module/zfs/abd.c
@@ -108,15 +108,14 @@ int zfs_abd_scatter_enabled = B_TRUE;
 void
 abd_verify(abd_t *abd)
 {
+#ifdef ZFS_DEBUG
 	ASSERT3U(abd->abd_size, >, 0);
 	ASSERT3U(abd->abd_size, <=, SPA_MAXBLOCKSIZE);
 	ASSERT3U(abd->abd_flags, ==, abd->abd_flags & (ABD_FLAG_LINEAR |
 	    ABD_FLAG_OWNER | ABD_FLAG_META | ABD_FLAG_MULTI_ZONE |
 	    ABD_FLAG_MULTI_CHUNK | ABD_FLAG_LINEAR_PAGE | ABD_FLAG_GANG |
 	    ABD_FLAG_GANG_FREE | ABD_FLAG_ZEROS | ABD_FLAG_ALLOCD));
-#ifdef ZFS_DEBUG
 	IMPLY(abd->abd_parent != NULL, !(abd->abd_flags & ABD_FLAG_OWNER));
-#endif
 	IMPLY(abd->abd_flags & ABD_FLAG_META, abd->abd_flags & ABD_FLAG_OWNER);
 	if (abd_is_linear(abd)) {
 		ASSERT3P(ABD_LINEAR_BUF(abd), !=, NULL);
@@ -133,6 +132,7 @@ abd_verify(abd_t *abd)
 	} else {
 		abd_verify_scatter(abd);
 	}
+#endif
 }
 
 static void