diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c b/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
index bd5e0c2f627c..e4ff7d8e754f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,6 @@ dsl_dir_tempreserve_impl(dsl_dir_t *dd, uint64_t asize, boolean_t netfree,
 	 * we're very close to full, this will allow a steady trickle of
 	 * removes to get through.
 	 */
-	uint64_t deferred = 0;
 	if (dd->dd_parent == NULL) {
 		uint64_t avail = dsl_pool_unreserved_space(dd->dd_pool,
 		    (netfree) ?
@@ -1342,7 +1341,7 @@ dsl_dir_tempreserve_impl(dsl_dir_t *dd, uint64_t asize, boolean_t netfree,
 	 */
 	if (used_on_disk + est_inflight >= quota) {
 		if (est_inflight > 0 || used_on_disk < quota ||
-		    (retval == ENOSPC && used_on_disk < quota + deferred))
+		    (retval == ENOSPC && used_on_disk < quota))
 			retval = ERESTART;
 		dprintf_dd(dd, "failing: used=%lluK inflight = %lluK "
 		    "quota=%lluK tr=%lluK err=%d\n",