diff --git a/module/zfs/arc.c b/module/zfs/arc.c
index 8fa8c91ac49c..c1b065c43718 100644
--- a/module/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/arc.c
@@ -5525,6 +5525,7 @@ arc_read(zio_t *pio, spa_t *spa, const blkptr_t *bp,
 	arc_buf_hdr_t *hdr = NULL;
 	kmutex_t *hash_lock = NULL;
 	zio_t *rzio;
+	fstrans_cookie_t cookie = spl_fstrans_mark();
 	uint64_t guid = spa_load_guid(spa);
 	boolean_t compressed_read = (zio_flags & ZIO_FLAG_RAW_COMPRESS) != 0;
 	boolean_t encrypted_read = BP_IS_ENCRYPTED(bp) &&
@@ -5997,6 +5998,7 @@ arc_read(zio_t *pio, spa_t *spa, const blkptr_t *bp,
 	/* embedded bps don't actually go to disk */
 	if (!embedded_bp)
 		spa_read_history_add(spa, zb, *arc_flags);
+	spl_fstrans_unmark(cookie);
 	return (rc);
 }