diff --git a/uts/common/dtrace/dtrace.c b/uts/common/dtrace/dtrace.c
index 0d2d6f524c2e..aa4b1d67e07d 100644
--- a/uts/common/dtrace/dtrace.c
+++ b/uts/common/dtrace/dtrace.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012, 2014 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
  */
 
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ retry:
 	 * this hash chain, or another CPU is deleting an element from this
 	 * hash chain.  The simplest way to deal with both of these cases
 	 * (though not necessarily the most efficient) is to free our
-	 * allocated block and tail-call ourselves.  Note that the free is
+	 * allocated block and re-attempt it all.  Note that the free is
 	 * to the dirty list and _not_ to the free list.  This is to prevent
 	 * races with allocators, above.
 	 */
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ retry:
 		dvar->dtdv_next = free;
 	} while (dtrace_casptr(&dcpu->dtdsc_dirty, free, dvar) != free);
 
-	return (dtrace_dynvar(dstate, nkeys, key, dsize, op, mstate, vstate));
+	goto top;
 }
 
 /*ARGSUSED*/