diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c b/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c
index ddf177bc7c88..8eda9d5d26cd 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_scan.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,7 @@ dsl_scan_recurse(dsl_scan_t *scn, dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_objset_type_t ostype,
     const zbookmark_phys_t *zb, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = scn->scn_dp;
+	spa_t *spa = dp->dp_spa;
 	int zio_flags = ZIO_FLAG_CANFAIL | ZIO_FLAG_SCAN_THREAD;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1838,7 +1839,7 @@ dsl_scan_recurse(dsl_scan_t *scn, dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_objset_type_t ostype,
 	if (dnp != NULL &&
 	    dnp->dn_bonuslen > DN_MAX_BONUS_LEN(dnp)) {
 		scn->scn_phys.scn_errors++;
-		spa_log_error(dp->dp_spa, zb);
+		spa_log_error(spa, zb);
 		return (SET_ERROR(EINVAL));
 	}
 
@@ -1849,7 +1850,7 @@ dsl_scan_recurse(dsl_scan_t *scn, dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_objset_type_t ostype,
 		int epb = BP_GET_LSIZE(bp) >> SPA_BLKPTRSHIFT;
 		arc_buf_t *buf;
 
-		err = arc_read(NULL, dp->dp_spa, bp, arc_getbuf_func, &buf,
+		err = arc_read(NULL, spa, bp, arc_getbuf_func, &buf,
 		    ZIO_PRIORITY_SCRUB, zio_flags, &flags, zb);
 		if (err) {
 			scn->scn_phys.scn_errors++;
@@ -1877,7 +1878,7 @@ dsl_scan_recurse(dsl_scan_t *scn, dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_objset_type_t ostype,
 			zio_flags |= ZIO_FLAG_RAW;
 		}
 
-		err = arc_read(NULL, dp->dp_spa, bp, arc_getbuf_func, &buf,
+		err = arc_read(NULL, spa, bp, arc_getbuf_func, &buf,
 		    ZIO_PRIORITY_SCRUB, zio_flags, &flags, zb);
 		if (err) {
 			scn->scn_phys.scn_errors++;
@@ -1896,7 +1897,7 @@ dsl_scan_recurse(dsl_scan_t *scn, dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_objset_type_t ostype,
 		objset_phys_t *osp;
 		arc_buf_t *buf;
 
-		err = arc_read(NULL, dp->dp_spa, bp, arc_getbuf_func, &buf,
+		err = arc_read(NULL, spa, bp, arc_getbuf_func, &buf,
 		    ZIO_PRIORITY_SCRUB, zio_flags, &flags, zb);
 		if (err) {
 			scn->scn_phys.scn_errors++;
@@ -1927,6 +1928,14 @@ dsl_scan_recurse(dsl_scan_t *scn, dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_objset_type_t ostype,
 			    DMU_USERUSED_OBJECT, tx);
 		}
 		arc_buf_destroy(buf, &buf);
+	} else if (!zfs_blkptr_verify(spa, bp, B_FALSE, BLK_VERIFY_LOG)) {
+		/*
+		 * Sanity check the block pointer contents, this is handled
+		 * by arc_read() for the cases above.
+		 */
+		scn->scn_phys.scn_errors++;
+		spa_log_error(spa, zb);
+		return (SET_ERROR(EINVAL));
 	}
 
 	return (0);
@@ -1977,19 +1986,6 @@ dsl_scan_visitbp(blkptr_t *bp, const zbookmark_phys_t *zb,
 
 	scn->scn_visited_this_txg++;
 
-	/*
-	 * This debugging is commented out to conserve stack space.  This
-	 * function is called recursively and the debugging adds several
-	 * bytes to the stack for each call.  It can be commented back in
-	 * if required to debug an issue in dsl_scan_visitbp().
-	 *
-	 * dprintf_bp(bp,
-	 *     "visiting ds=%p/%llu zb=%llx/%llx/%llx/%llx bp=%p",
-	 *     ds, ds ? ds->ds_object : 0,
-	 *     zb->zb_objset, zb->zb_object, zb->zb_level, zb->zb_blkid,
-	 *     bp);
-	 */
-
 	if (BP_IS_HOLE(bp)) {
 		scn->scn_holes_this_txg++;
 		return;
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa.c b/module/zfs/spa.c
index ef0ba44452fc..2661d9e41b97 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa.c
@@ -2312,9 +2312,6 @@ spa_load_verify_cb(spa_t *spa, zilog_t *zilog, const blkptr_t *bp,
 
 	(void) zilog, (void) dnp;
 
-	if (zb->zb_level == ZB_DNODE_LEVEL || BP_IS_HOLE(bp) ||
-	    BP_IS_EMBEDDED(bp) || BP_IS_REDACTED(bp))
-		return (0);
 	/*
 	 * Note: normally this routine will not be called if
 	 * spa_load_verify_metadata is not set.  However, it may be useful
@@ -2322,6 +2319,22 @@ spa_load_verify_cb(spa_t *spa, zilog_t *zilog, const blkptr_t *bp,
 	 */
 	if (!spa_load_verify_metadata)
 		return (0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Sanity check the block pointer in order to detect obvious damage
+	 * before using the contents in subsequent checks or in zio_read().
+	 * When damaged consider it to be a metadata error since we cannot
+	 * trust the BP_GET_TYPE and BP_GET_LEVEL values.
+	 */
+	if (!zfs_blkptr_verify(spa, bp, B_FALSE, BLK_VERIFY_LOG)) {
+		atomic_inc_64(&sle->sle_meta_count);
+		return (0);
+	}
+
+	if (zb->zb_level == ZB_DNODE_LEVEL || BP_IS_HOLE(bp) ||
+	    BP_IS_EMBEDDED(bp) || BP_IS_REDACTED(bp))
+		return (0);
+
 	if (!BP_IS_METADATA(bp) &&
 	    (!spa_load_verify_data || !sle->sle_verify_data))
 		return (0);
diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index 2a16d5cef2e2..ae99f1e6450d 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -962,14 +962,12 @@ zfs_blkptr_verify(spa_t *spa, const blkptr_t *bp, boolean_t config_held,
 		    "blkptr at %p has invalid TYPE %llu",
 		    bp, (longlong_t)BP_GET_TYPE(bp));
 	}
-	if (BP_GET_CHECKSUM(bp) >= ZIO_CHECKSUM_FUNCTIONS ||
-	    BP_GET_CHECKSUM(bp) <= ZIO_CHECKSUM_ON) {
+	if (BP_GET_CHECKSUM(bp) >= ZIO_CHECKSUM_FUNCTIONS) {
 		errors += zfs_blkptr_verify_log(spa, bp, blk_verify,
 		    "blkptr at %p has invalid CHECKSUM %llu",
 		    bp, (longlong_t)BP_GET_CHECKSUM(bp));
 	}
-	if (BP_GET_COMPRESS(bp) >= ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS ||
-	    BP_GET_COMPRESS(bp) <= ZIO_COMPRESS_ON) {
+	if (BP_GET_COMPRESS(bp) >= ZIO_COMPRESS_FUNCTIONS) {
 		errors += zfs_blkptr_verify_log(spa, bp, blk_verify,
 		    "blkptr at %p has invalid COMPRESS %llu",
 		    bp, (longlong_t)BP_GET_COMPRESS(bp));