diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index 8a7d14ab6119..e69d6adbb528 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1963,15 +1963,6 @@ zfs_resume_fs(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, dsl_dataset_t *ds)
 	/* release the VFS ops */
 	rw_exit(&zfsvfs->z_teardown_inactive_lock);
 	ZFS_TEARDOWN_EXIT(zfsvfs, FTAG);
-
-	if (err != 0) {
-		/*
-		 * Since we couldn't setup the sa framework, try to force
-		 * unmount this file system.
-		 */
-		if (zfsvfs->z_os)
-			(void) zfs_umount(zfsvfs->z_sb);
-	}
 	return (err);
 }
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 3bbc9107ae2e..4fcfd18e5005 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -1439,6 +1439,7 @@ zfsvfs_hold(const char *name, const void *tag, zfsvfs_t **zfvp,
 			 * objset from the zfsvfs.
 			 */
 			ZFS_TEARDOWN_EXIT(*zfvp, tag);
+			zfs_vfs_rele(*zfvp);
 			return (SET_ERROR(EBUSY));
 		}
 	}