diff --git a/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 1826c8aaacdf..5a56021c8cae 100644
--- a/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -5060,6 +5060,7 @@ zfs_ioc_smb_acl(zfs_cmd_t *zc)
 		if ((error = get_nvlist(zc->zc_nvlist_src,
 		    zc->zc_nvlist_src_size, zc->zc_iflags, &nvlist)) != 0) {
 			VN_RELE(vp);
+			VN_RELE(ZTOV(sharedir));
 			ZFS_EXIT(zfsvfs);
 			return (error);
 		}