diff --git a/module/zfs/zil.c b/module/zfs/zil.c
index af7137faaccf..be5b9edf6ede 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zil.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zil.c
@@ -3941,13 +3941,11 @@ zil_suspend(const char *osname, void **cookiep)
 		return (error);
 	zilog = dmu_objset_zil(os);
 
-	mutex_enter(&zilog->zl_issuer_lock);
 	mutex_enter(&zilog->zl_lock);
 	zh = zilog->zl_header;
 
 	if (zh->zh_flags & ZIL_REPLAY_NEEDED) {		/* unplayed log */
 		mutex_exit(&zilog->zl_lock);
-		mutex_exit(&zilog->zl_issuer_lock);
 		dmu_objset_rele(os, suspend_tag);
 		return (SET_ERROR(EBUSY));
 	}
@@ -3961,7 +3959,6 @@ zil_suspend(const char *osname, void **cookiep)
 	if (cookiep == NULL && !zilog->zl_suspending &&
 	    (zilog->zl_suspend > 0 || BP_IS_HOLE(&zh->zh_log))) {
 		mutex_exit(&zilog->zl_lock);
-		mutex_exit(&zilog->zl_issuer_lock);
 		dmu_objset_rele(os, suspend_tag);
 		return (0);
 	}
@@ -3970,7 +3967,6 @@ zil_suspend(const char *osname, void **cookiep)
 	dsl_pool_rele(dmu_objset_pool(os), suspend_tag);
 
 	zilog->zl_suspend++;
-	mutex_exit(&zilog->zl_issuer_lock);
 
 	if (zilog->zl_suspend > 1) {
 		/*