diff --git a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c
--- a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c
+++ b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c
@@ -1165,13 +1165,11 @@
 static int
 vdev_init_from_label(spa_t *spa, const nvlist_t *nvlist)
 {
-	uint64_t pool_guid, top_guid, txg;
+	uint64_t top_guid, txg;
 	nvlist_t *vdevs;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (nvlist_find(nvlist, ZPOOL_CONFIG_POOL_GUID, DATA_TYPE_UINT64,
-	    NULL, &pool_guid, NULL) ||
-	    nvlist_find(nvlist, ZPOOL_CONFIG_TOP_GUID, DATA_TYPE_UINT64,
+	if (nvlist_find(nvlist, ZPOOL_CONFIG_TOP_GUID, DATA_TYPE_UINT64,
 	    NULL, &top_guid, NULL) ||
 	    nvlist_find(nvlist, ZPOOL_CONFIG_POOL_TXG, DATA_TYPE_UINT64,
 	    NULL, &txg, NULL) != 0 ||