diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index 80d343efa6..36563e8e2a 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@ static void zfs_get_done(zgd_t *zgd, int error);
  * Get data to generate a TX_WRITE intent log record.
  */
 int
-zfs_get_data(void *arg, lr_write_t *lr, char *buf, struct lwb *lwb, zio_t *zio)
+zfs_get_data(void *arg, uint64_t gen, lr_write_t *lr, char *buf,
+    struct lwb *lwb, zio_t *zio)
 {
 	zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs = arg;
 	objset_t *os = zfsvfs->z_os;
@@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ zfs_get_data(void *arg, lr_write_t *lr, char *buf, struct lwb *lwb, zio_t *zio)
 	dmu_buf_t *db;
 	zgd_t *zgd;
 	int error = 0;
+	uint64_t zp_gen;
 
 	ASSERT3P(lwb, !=, NULL);
 	ASSERT3P(zio, !=, NULL);
@@ -768,6 +770,16 @@ zfs_get_data(void *arg, lr_write_t *lr, char *buf, struct lwb *lwb, zio_t *zio)
 		zfs_zrele_async(zp);
 		return (SET_ERROR(ENOENT));
 	}
+	/* check if generation number matches */
+	if (sa_lookup(zp->z_sa_hdl, SA_ZPL_GEN(zfsvfs), &zp_gen,
+	    sizeof (zp_gen)) != 0) {
+		zfs_zrele_async(zp);
+		return (SET_ERROR(EIO));
+	}
+	if (zp_gen != gen) {
+		zfs_zrele_async(zp);
+		return (SET_ERROR(ENOENT));
+	}
 
 	zgd = (zgd_t *)kmem_zalloc(sizeof (zgd_t), KM_SLEEP);
 	zgd->zgd_lwb = lwb;