diff --git a/include/sys/zio_impl.h b/include/sys/zio_impl.h
index 6b751eade0ab..42147adaf1a0 100644
--- a/include/sys/zio_impl.h
+++ b/include/sys/zio_impl.h
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ enum zio_stage {
 	ZIO_VDEV_IO_STAGES)
 
 #define	ZIO_BLOCKING_STAGES			\
-	(ZIO_STAGE_DVA_ALLOCATE |		\
+	(ZIO_STAGE_DDT_WRITE |			\
+	ZIO_STAGE_DVA_ALLOCATE |		\
 	ZIO_STAGE_DVA_CLAIM |			\
 	ZIO_STAGE_VDEV_IO_START)