diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index e53992cbbd88..535e26887f8a 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,7 @@ zfs_rmdir(struct inode *dip, char *name, struct inode *cwd, cred_t *cr,
 	dmu_tx_hold_zap(tx, zsb->z_unlinkedobj, FALSE, NULL);
 	zfs_sa_upgrade_txholds(tx, zp);
 	zfs_sa_upgrade_txholds(tx, dzp);
+	dmu_tx_mark_netfree(tx);
 	error = dmu_tx_assign(tx, waited ? TXG_WAITED : TXG_NOWAIT);
 	if (error) {
 		rw_exit(&zp->z_parent_lock);