diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode.c
index 92fb849b9b2d..f1f3f41b5150 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/zfs_znode.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ zfs_znode_cache_constructor(void *buf, void *arg, int kmflags)
 
 	list_link_init(&zp->z_link_node);
 
+	mutex_init(&zp->z_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);
 	mutex_init(&zp->z_acl_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);
 
 	zfs_rangelock_init_named(&zp->z_rangelock, zfs_rangelock_cb, zp,
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ zfs_znode_cache_destructor(void *buf, void *arg)
 	ASSERT(!POINTER_IS_VALID(zp->z_zfsvfs));
 	ASSERT3P(zp->z_vnode, ==, NULL);
 	ASSERT(!list_link_active(&zp->z_link_node));
+	mutex_destroy(&zp->z_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&zp->z_acl_lock);
 	zfs_rangelock_fini(&zp->z_rangelock);