diff --git a/include/sys/dbuf.h b/include/sys/dbuf.h
index 0b379ee79caa..f6c72abf04e9 100644
--- a/include/sys/dbuf.h
+++ b/include/sys/dbuf.h
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ uint64_t dbuf_whichblock(const struct dnode *di, const int64_t level,
     const uint64_t offset);
 
 void dbuf_create_bonus(struct dnode *dn);
-int dbuf_spill_set_blksz(dmu_buf_t *db, uint64_t blksz, dmu_tx_t *tx);
+int dbuf_spill_set_blksz(dmu_buf_t *db, uint64_t blksz, boolean_t copy,
+    dmu_tx_t *tx);
 
 void dbuf_rm_spill(struct dnode *dn, dmu_tx_t *tx);
 
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ void dbuf_free_range(struct dnode *dn, uint64_t start, uint64_t end,
 void dbuf_evict_range(struct dnode *dn, uint64_t start_blkid,
     uint64_t end_blkid);
 
-void dbuf_new_size(dmu_buf_impl_t *db, int size, dmu_tx_t *tx);
+void dbuf_new_size(dmu_buf_impl_t *db, int size, boolean_t copy, dmu_tx_t *tx);
 
 void dbuf_stats_init(dbuf_hash_table_t *hash);
 void dbuf_stats_destroy(void);
diff --git a/module/zfs/dbuf.c b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
index 9e899e3ea334..59df70696bf4 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dbuf.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ dbuf_evict_range(dnode_t *dn, uint64_t start_blkid, uint64_t end_blkid)
 }
 
 void
-dbuf_new_size(dmu_buf_impl_t *db, int size, dmu_tx_t *tx)
+dbuf_new_size(dmu_buf_impl_t *db, int size, boolean_t copy, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	arc_buf_t *buf, *old_buf;
 	dbuf_dirty_record_t *dr;
@@ -2173,12 +2173,15 @@ dbuf_new_size(dmu_buf_impl_t *db, int size, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	/* create the data buffer for the new block */
 	buf = arc_alloc_buf(dn->dn_objset->os_spa, db, type, size);
 
-	/* copy old block data to the new block */
 	old_buf = db->db_buf;
-	memcpy(buf->b_data, old_buf->b_data, MIN(osize, size));
-	/* zero the remainder */
-	if (size > osize)
-		memset((uint8_t *)buf->b_data + osize, 0, size - osize);
+	if (copy) {
+		ASSERT(arc_get_compression(old_buf) == ZIO_COMPRESS_OFF);
+		/* copy old block data to the new block */
+		memcpy(buf->b_data, old_buf->b_data, MIN(osize, size));
+		/* zero the remainder */
+		if (size > osize)
+			memset((uint8_t *)buf->b_data + osize, 0, size - osize);
+	}
 
 	mutex_enter(&db->db_mtx);
 	dbuf_set_data(db, buf);
@@ -4129,7 +4132,8 @@ dbuf_create_bonus(dnode_t *dn)
 }
 
 int
-dbuf_spill_set_blksz(dmu_buf_t *db_fake, uint64_t blksz, dmu_tx_t *tx)
+dbuf_spill_set_blksz(dmu_buf_t *db_fake, uint64_t blksz, boolean_t copy,
+    dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dmu_buf_impl_t *db = (dmu_buf_impl_t *)db_fake;
 
@@ -4140,7 +4144,7 @@ dbuf_spill_set_blksz(dmu_buf_t *db_fake, uint64_t blksz, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	ASSERT3U(blksz, <=, spa_maxblocksize(dmu_objset_spa(db->db_objset)));
 	blksz = P2ROUNDUP(blksz, SPA_MINBLOCKSIZE);
 
-	dbuf_new_size(db, blksz, tx);
+	dbuf_new_size(db, blksz, copy, tx);
 
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c b/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
index d7231665085d..dda6f5229942 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
@@ -3521,7 +3521,7 @@ receive_spill(struct receive_writer_arg *rwa, struct drr_spill *drrs,
 	if (db_spill->db_size != drrs->drr_length) {
 		dmu_buf_will_fill(db_spill, tx, B_FALSE);
 		VERIFY0(dbuf_spill_set_blksz(db_spill,
-		    drrs->drr_length, tx));
+		    drrs->drr_length, B_FALSE, tx));
 	}
 
 	arc_buf_t *abuf;
diff --git a/module/zfs/dnode.c b/module/zfs/dnode.c
index 5c0d93bd17b0..cc148a88df48 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dnode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dnode.c
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ dnode_set_blksz(dnode_t *dn, uint64_t size, int ibs, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 		/* resize the old block */
 		err = dbuf_hold_impl(dn, 0, 0, TRUE, FALSE, FTAG, &db);
 		if (err == 0) {
-			dbuf_new_size(db, size, tx);
+			dbuf_new_size(db, size, B_TRUE, tx);
 		} else if (err != ENOENT) {
 			goto fail;
 		}
diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_bookmark.c b/module/zfs/dsl_bookmark.c
index b0354203d425..704552424c89 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_bookmark.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_bookmark.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ dsl_bookmark_create_sync_impl_snap(const char *bookmark, const char *snapshot,
 			    DB_RF_MUST_SUCCEED, tag, &db));
 			dmu_buf_will_fill(db, tx, B_FALSE);
 			VERIFY0(dbuf_spill_set_blksz(db, P2ROUNDUP(bonuslen,
-			    SPA_MINBLOCKSIZE), tx));
+			    SPA_MINBLOCKSIZE), B_TRUE, tx));
 			local_rl->rl_phys = db->db_data;
 			local_rl->rl_dbuf = db;
 		}
diff --git a/module/zfs/sa.c b/module/zfs/sa.c
index c6b36474b9fa..a616309caa71 100644
--- a/module/zfs/sa.c
+++ b/module/zfs/sa.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ sa_resize_spill(sa_handle_t *hdl, uint32_t size, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 		blocksize = P2ROUNDUP_TYPED(size, SPA_MINBLOCKSIZE, uint32_t);
 	}
 
-	error = dbuf_spill_set_blksz(hdl->sa_spill, blocksize, tx);
+	error = dbuf_spill_set_blksz(hdl->sa_spill, blocksize, B_TRUE, tx);
 	ASSERT0(error);
 	return (error);
 }