diff --git a/module/zfs/zil.c b/module/zfs/zil.c
index f2d279e36a96..3c0c1e043073 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zil.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zil.c
@@ -1929,10 +1929,10 @@ zil_lwb_write_issue(zilog_t *zilog, lwb_t *lwb)
 		    BP_GET_LSIZE(&lwb->lwb_blk));
 	}
 	lwb->lwb_issued_timestamp = gethrtime();
-	zio_nowait(lwb->lwb_root_zio);
-	zio_nowait(lwb->lwb_write_zio);
 	if (lwb->lwb_child_zio)
 		zio_nowait(lwb->lwb_child_zio);
+	zio_nowait(lwb->lwb_write_zio);
+	zio_nowait(lwb->lwb_root_zio);
 
 	/*
 	 * If nlwb was ready when we gave it the block pointer,