diff --git a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
index ad4ebe00a65e..389bd7820a6b 100644
--- a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
+++ b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
@@ -2453,10 +2453,11 @@ dump_dir(objset_t *os)
 	dmu_objset_name(os, osname);
 
 	(void) printf("Dataset %s [%s], ID %llu, cr_txg %llu, "
-	    "%s, %llu objects%s\n",
+	    "%s, %llu objects%s%s\n",
 	    osname, type, (u_longlong_t)dmu_objset_id(os),
 	    (u_longlong_t)dds.dds_creation_txg,
-	    numbuf, (u_longlong_t)usedobjs, blkbuf);
+	    numbuf, (u_longlong_t)usedobjs, blkbuf,
+	    (dds.dds_inconsistent) ? " (inconsistent)" : "");
 
 	if (zopt_objects != 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < zopt_objects; i++)
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa.c b/module/zfs/spa.c
index 3785981b7655..f0683b0b8461 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa.c
@@ -4226,8 +4226,17 @@ spa_load_impl(spa_t *spa, spa_import_type_t type, char **ereport)
 		 */
 		spa_history_log_version(spa, "open", NULL);
 
+		spa_restart_removal(spa);
+		spa_spawn_aux_threads(spa);
+
 		/*
 		 * Delete any inconsistent datasets.
+		 *
+		 * Note:
+		 * Since we may be issuing deletes for clones here,
+		 * we make sure to do so after we've spawned all the
+		 * auxiliary threads above (from which the livelist
+		 * deletion zthr is part of).
 		 */
 		(void) dmu_objset_find(spa_name(spa),
 		    dsl_destroy_inconsistent, NULL, DS_FIND_CHILDREN);
@@ -4237,9 +4246,6 @@ spa_load_impl(spa_t *spa, spa_import_type_t type, char **ereport)
 		 */
 		dsl_pool_clean_tmp_userrefs(spa->spa_dsl_pool);
 
-		spa_restart_removal(spa);
-
-		spa_spawn_aux_threads(spa);
 	}
 
 	spa_load_note(spa, "LOADED");