diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/dmu_objset.c b/uts/common/fs/zfs/dmu_objset.c
index cfe9e90f1b2f..ce3d163b1e18 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/dmu_objset.c
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/dmu_objset.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,15 @@ dmu_objset_find_dp_cb(void *arg)
 	dmu_objset_find_ctx_t *dcp = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dcp->dc_dp;
 
-	dsl_pool_config_enter(dp, FTAG);
+	/*
+	 * We need to get a pool_config_lock here, as there are several
+	 * asssert(pool_config_held) down the stack. Getting a lock via
+	 * dsl_pool_config_enter is risky, as it might be stalled by a
+	 * pending writer. This would deadlock, as the write lock can
+	 * only be granted when our parent thread gives up the lock.
+	 * The _prio interface gives us priority over a pending writer.
+	 */
+	dsl_pool_config_enter_prio(dp, FTAG);
 
 	dmu_objset_find_dp_impl(dcp);
 
diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_pool.c b/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_pool.c
index 8c5d820edea2..ddd8e7344773 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_pool.c
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/dsl_pool.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,13 @@ dsl_pool_config_enter(dsl_pool_t *dp, void *tag)
 	rrw_enter(&dp->dp_config_rwlock, RW_READER, tag);
 }
 
+void
+dsl_pool_config_enter_prio(dsl_pool_t *dp, void *tag)
+{
+	ASSERT(!rrw_held(&dp->dp_config_rwlock, RW_READER));
+	rrw_enter_read_prio(&dp->dp_config_rwlock, tag);
+}
+
 void
 dsl_pool_config_exit(dsl_pool_t *dp, void *tag)
 {
diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/rrwlock.c b/uts/common/fs/zfs/rrwlock.c
index e3aa01a31c77..51394c01c431 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/rrwlock.c
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/rrwlock.c
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ rrw_destroy(rrwlock_t *rrl)
 	refcount_destroy(&rrl->rr_linked_rcount);
 }
 
-void
-rrw_enter_read(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag)
+static void
+rrw_enter_read_impl(rrwlock_t *rrl, boolean_t prio, void *tag)
 {
 	mutex_enter(&rrl->rr_lock);
 #if !defined(DEBUG) && defined(_KERNEL)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ rrw_enter_read(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag)
 	ASSERT(refcount_count(&rrl->rr_anon_rcount) >= 0);
 
 	while (rrl->rr_writer != NULL || (rrl->rr_writer_wanted &&
-	    refcount_is_zero(&rrl->rr_anon_rcount) &&
+	    refcount_is_zero(&rrl->rr_anon_rcount) && !prio &&
 	    rrn_find(rrl) == NULL))
 		cv_wait(&rrl->rr_cv, &rrl->rr_lock);
 
@@ -191,6 +191,25 @@ rrw_enter_read(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag)
 	mutex_exit(&rrl->rr_lock);
 }
 
+void
+rrw_enter_read(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag)
+{
+	rrw_enter_read_impl(rrl, B_FALSE, tag);
+}
+
+/*
+ * take a read lock even if there are pending write lock requests. if we want
+ * to take a lock reentrantly, but from different threads (that have a
+ * relationship to each other), the normal detection mechanism to overrule
+ * the pending writer does not work, so we have to give an explicit hint here.
+ */
+void
+rrw_enter_read_prio(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag)
+{
+	rrw_enter_read_impl(rrl, B_TRUE, tag);
+}
+
+
 void
 rrw_enter_write(rrwlock_t *rrl)
 {
diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dsl_pool.h b/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dsl_pool.h
index 0f6d17514e45..0e27a538208c 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dsl_pool.h
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/dsl_pool.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ void dsl_pool_upgrade_dir_clones(dsl_pool_t *dp, dmu_tx_t *tx);
 void dsl_pool_mos_diduse_space(dsl_pool_t *dp,
     int64_t used, int64_t comp, int64_t uncomp);
 void dsl_pool_config_enter(dsl_pool_t *dp, void *tag);
+void dsl_pool_config_enter_prio(dsl_pool_t *dp, void *tag);
 void dsl_pool_config_exit(dsl_pool_t *dp, void *tag);
 boolean_t dsl_pool_config_held(dsl_pool_t *dp);
 boolean_t dsl_pool_config_held_writer(dsl_pool_t *dp);
diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/rrwlock.h b/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/rrwlock.h
index bddf0768ae07..947b51f8728f 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/rrwlock.h
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/sys/rrwlock.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void rrw_init(rrwlock_t *rrl, boolean_t track_all);
 void rrw_destroy(rrwlock_t *rrl);
 void rrw_enter(rrwlock_t *rrl, krw_t rw, void *tag);
 void rrw_enter_read(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag);
+void rrw_enter_read_prio(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag);
 void rrw_enter_write(rrwlock_t *rrl);
 void rrw_exit(rrwlock_t *rrl, void *tag);
 boolean_t rrw_held(rrwlock_t *rrl, krw_t rw);