diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 63ec19b8f8ba..a7feada44f2c 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright 2011 Martin Matuska
  * Copyright 2015, OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2015 Nexenta Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2014, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2016 Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011, 2015 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2013 by Saso Kiselkov. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Steven Hartland. All rights reserved.
@@ -6022,7 +6022,7 @@ zfsdev_ioctl(dev_t dev, int cmd, intptr_t arg, int flag, cred_t *cr, int *rvalp)
 	}
 
 
-	if (error == 0 && !(flag & FKIOCTL))
+	if (error == 0)
 		error = vec->zvec_secpolicy(zc, innvl, cr);
 
 	if (error != 0)