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 9531bbfa8714..da0dc685053c 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
@@ -1908,6 +1908,9 @@ zfs_remove(vnode_t *dvp, char *name, cred_t *cr, caller_context_t *ct,
 	}
 
 	if (delete_now) {
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+		panic("zfs_remove: delete_now branch taken");
+#endif
 		if (xattr_obj_unlinked) {
 			ASSERT3U(xzp->z_links, ==, 2);
 			mutex_enter(&xzp->z_lock);