diff --git a/cmd/ztest.c b/cmd/ztest.c
index 59c4be225f93..9c5a6944035c 100644
--- a/cmd/ztest.c
+++ b/cmd/ztest.c
@@ -2457,8 +2457,7 @@ ztest_get_data(void *arg, uint64_t arg2, lr_write_t *lr, char *buf,
 		zgd->zgd_lr = (struct zfs_locked_range *)ztest_range_lock(zd,
 		    object, offset, size, RL_READER);
 
-		error = dmu_buf_hold(os, object, offset, zgd, &db,
-		    DMU_READ_NO_PREFETCH);
+		error = dmu_buf_hold_noread(os, object, offset, zgd, &db);
 
 		if (error == 0) {
 			blkptr_t *bp = &lr->lr_blkptr;