diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
index ded3d61dfdbc..469bdee20f85 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2005, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2013, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2015 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2016 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012 DEY Storage Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012 Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pawel@dawidek.net>.
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Martin Matuska. All rights reserved.
@@ -2109,6 +2109,7 @@ get_numeric_property(zfs_handle_t *zhp, zfs_prop_t prop, zprop_source_t *src,
 			    !zfs_prop_setonce(prop) &&
 			    *source != NULL && (*source)[0] == '\0') {
 				*source = NULL;
+				return (-1);
 			}
 			break;