diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_dataset.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
index d22432601fa9..1a6a06070d82 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
@@ -1289,10 +1289,12 @@ dsl_dataset_snapshot(nvlist_t *snaps, nvlist_t *props, nvlist_t *errors)
 
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 #ifdef _KERNEL
-	for (pair = nvlist_next_nvpair(snaps, NULL); pair != NULL;
-	    pair = nvlist_next_nvpair(snaps, pair)) {
-		char *snapname = nvpair_name(pair);
-		zvol_create_minors(snapname);
+	if (error == 0) {
+		for (pair = nvlist_next_nvpair(snaps, NULL); pair != NULL;
+		    pair = nvlist_next_nvpair(snaps, pair)) {
+			char *snapname = nvpair_name(pair);
+			zvol_create_minors(snapname);
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 #endif