diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index 6b6f5374bfc7..9531bbfa8714 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -1937,6 +1937,9 @@ zfs_remove(vnode_t *dvp, char *name, cred_t *cr, caller_context_t *ct,
 	} else if (unlinked) {
 		mutex_exit(&zp->z_lock);
 		zfs_unlinked_add(zp, tx);
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+		vp->v_vflag |= VV_NOSYNC;
+#endif
 	}
 
 	txtype = TX_REMOVE;