diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index a2bf4608d46f..16c6683b7afe 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ zfsvfs_teardown(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, boolean_t unmounting)
 	for (zp = list_head(&zfsvfs->z_all_znodes); zp != NULL;
 	    zp = list_next(&zfsvfs->z_all_znodes, zp))
 		if (zp->z_dbuf) {
-			ASSERT(ZTOV(zp)->v_count > 0);
+			ASSERT(ZTOV(zp)->v_count >= 0);
 			zfs_znode_dmu_fini(zp);
 		}
 	mutex_exit(&zfsvfs->z_znodes_lock);