diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index 64d6b4616e1c..7b682e49d84e 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1556,6 +1556,7 @@ zfs_domount(struct super_block *sb, zfs_mnt_t *zm, int silent)
 	error = zfs_root(zfsvfs, &root_inode);
 	if (error) {
 		(void) zfs_umount(sb);
+		zfsvfs = NULL; /* avoid double-free; first in zfs_umount */
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1563,6 +1564,7 @@ zfs_domount(struct super_block *sb, zfs_mnt_t *zm, int silent)
 	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
 	if (sb->s_root == NULL) {
 		(void) zfs_umount(sb);
+		zfsvfs = NULL; /* avoid double-free; first in zfs_umount */
 		error = SET_ERROR(ENOMEM);
 		goto out;
 	}