diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c b/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
index 2fdd7c1ece73..05ca91717c2f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
@@ -1795,17 +1795,19 @@ receive_handle_existing_object(const struct receive_writer_arg *rwa,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * The dmu does not currently support decreasing nlevels
-	 * or changing the number of dnode slots on an object. For
-	 * non-raw sends, this does not matter and the new object
-	 * can just use the previous one's nlevels. For raw sends,
-	 * however, the structure of the received dnode (including
-	 * nlevels and dnode slots) must match that of the send
-	 * side. Therefore, instead of using dmu_object_reclaim(),
-	 * we must free the object completely and call
-	 * dmu_object_claim_dnsize() instead.
+	 * The dmu does not currently support decreasing nlevels or changing
+	 * indirect block size if there is already one, same as changing the
+	 * number of of dnode slots on an object.  For non-raw sends this
+	 * does not matter and the new object can just use the previous one's
+	 * parameters.  For raw sends, however, the structure of the received
+	 * dnode (including indirects and dnode slots) must match that of the
+	 * send side.  Therefore, instead of using dmu_object_reclaim(), we
+	 * must free the object completely and call dmu_object_claim_dnsize()
+	 * instead.
 	 */
-	if ((rwa->raw && drro->drr_nlevels < doi->doi_indirection) ||
+	if ((rwa->raw && ((doi->doi_indirection > 1 &&
+	    indblksz != doi->doi_metadata_block_size) ||
+	    drro->drr_nlevels < doi->doi_indirection)) ||
 	    dn_slots != doi->doi_dnodesize >> DNODE_SHIFT) {
 		err = dmu_free_long_object(rwa->os, drro->drr_object);
 		if (err != 0)
diff --git a/module/zfs/dnode.c b/module/zfs/dnode.c
index d15268cd7bc7..7cf03264dce2 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dnode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dnode.c
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ dnode_set_blksz(dnode_t *dn, uint64_t size, int ibs, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	if (ibs == dn->dn_indblkshift)
 		ibs = 0;
 
-	if (size >> SPA_MINBLOCKSHIFT == dn->dn_datablkszsec && ibs == 0)
+	if (size == dn->dn_datablksz && ibs == 0)
 		return (0);
 
 	rw_enter(&dn->dn_struct_rwlock, RW_WRITER);
@@ -1905,24 +1905,25 @@ dnode_set_blksz(dnode_t *dn, uint64_t size, int ibs, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	if (ibs && dn->dn_nlevels != 1)
 		goto fail;
 
-	/* resize the old block */
-	err = dbuf_hold_impl(dn, 0, 0, TRUE, FALSE, FTAG, &db);
-	if (err == 0) {
-		dbuf_new_size(db, size, tx);
-	} else if (err != ENOENT) {
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	dnode_setdblksz(dn, size);
 	dnode_setdirty(dn, tx);
-	dn->dn_next_blksz[tx->tx_txg&TXG_MASK] = size;
+	if (size != dn->dn_datablksz) {
+		/* resize the old block */
+		err = dbuf_hold_impl(dn, 0, 0, TRUE, FALSE, FTAG, &db);
+		if (err == 0) {
+			dbuf_new_size(db, size, tx);
+		} else if (err != ENOENT) {
+			goto fail;
+		}
+
+		dnode_setdblksz(dn, size);
+		dn->dn_next_blksz[tx->tx_txg & TXG_MASK] = size;
+		if (db)
+			dbuf_rele(db, FTAG);
+	}
 	if (ibs) {
 		dn->dn_indblkshift = ibs;
-		dn->dn_next_indblkshift[tx->tx_txg&TXG_MASK] = ibs;
+		dn->dn_next_indblkshift[tx->tx_txg & TXG_MASK] = ibs;
 	}
-	/* release after we have fixed the blocksize in the dnode */
-	if (db)
-		dbuf_rele(db, FTAG);
 
 	rw_exit(&dn->dn_struct_rwlock);
 	return (0);