diff --git a/cmd/mount_zfs.c b/cmd/mount_zfs.c
index fc9220950647..7a3539565e80 100644
--- a/cmd/mount_zfs.c
+++ b/cmd/mount_zfs.c
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return (MOUNT_USAGE);
 	}
 
-	if (!zfsutil || sloppy ||
-	    libzfs_envvar_is_set("ZFS_MOUNT_HELPER")) {
+	if (sloppy || libzfs_envvar_is_set("ZFS_MOUNT_HELPER")) {
 		zfs_adjust_mount_options(zhp, mntpoint, mntopts, mtabopt);
 	}
 
@@ -337,8 +336,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		    dataset, mntpoint, mntflags, zfsflags, mntopts, mtabopt);
 
 	if (!fake) {
-		if (zfsutil && !sloppy &&
-		    !libzfs_envvar_is_set("ZFS_MOUNT_HELPER")) {
+		if (!sloppy && !libzfs_envvar_is_set("ZFS_MOUNT_HELPER")) {
 			error = zfs_mount_at(zhp, mntopts, mntflags, mntpoint);
 			if (error) {
 				(void) fprintf(stderr, "zfs_mount_at() failed: "