diff --git a/module/zfs/dataset_kstats.c b/module/zfs/dataset_kstats.c
index 8faa6c2a2528..914260e742f9 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dataset_kstats.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dataset_kstats.c
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ dataset_kstats_destroy(dataset_kstats_t *dk)
 void
 dataset_kstats_rename(dataset_kstats_t *dk, const char *name)
 {
+	if (dk->dk_kstats == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	dataset_kstat_values_t *dkv = dk->dk_kstats->ks_data;
 	char *ds_name;