diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index 8673ad8db986..c344ca8eccf8 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -4214,7 +4214,6 @@ set_callback(zfs_handle_t *zhp, void *data)
 		case EZFS_SHARENFSFAILED:
 			(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("property may be set "
 			    "but unable to reshare filesystem\n"));
-			ret = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c b/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
index 521631c51f07..d9fc66106369 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ nfs_is_shared(sa_share_impl_t impl_share)
 static int
 nfs_validate_shareopts(const char *shareopts)
 {
-	(void) shareopts;
+	if (strlen(shareopts) == 0)
+		return (SA_SYNTAX_ERR);
 	return (SA_OK);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c b/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c
index c27e5564c1e1..004946b0cfe4 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/os/linux/nfs.c
@@ -319,12 +319,49 @@ get_linux_shareopts_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *cookie)
 	    "wdelay" };
 
 	char **plinux_opts = (char **)cookie;
+	char *host, *val_dup, *literal, *next;
 
-	/* host-specific options, these are taken care of elsewhere */
-	if (strcmp(key, "ro") == 0 || strcmp(key, "rw") == 0 ||
-	    strcmp(key, "sec") == 0)
+	if (strcmp(key, "sec") == 0)
 		return (SA_OK);
 
+	if (strcmp(key, "ro") == 0 || strcmp(key, "rw") == 0) {
+		if (value == NULL || strlen(value) == 0)
+			return (SA_OK);
+		val_dup = strdup(value);
+		host = val_dup;
+		if (host == NULL)
+			return (SA_NO_MEMORY);
+		do {
+			if (*host == '[') {
+				host++;
+				literal = strchr(host, ']');
+				if (literal == NULL) {
+					free(val_dup);
+					return (SA_SYNTAX_ERR);
+				}
+				if (literal[1] == '\0')
+					next = NULL;
+				else if (literal[1] == '/') {
+					next = strchr(literal + 2, ':');
+					if (next != NULL)
+						++next;
+				} else if (literal[1] == ':')
+					next = literal + 2;
+				else {
+					free(val_dup);
+					return (SA_SYNTAX_ERR);
+				}
+			} else {
+				next = strchr(host, ':');
+				if (next != NULL)
+					++next;
+			}
+			host = next;
+		} while (host != NULL);
+		free(val_dup);
+		return (SA_OK);
+	}
+
 	if (strcmp(key, "anon") == 0)
 		key = "anonuid";
 
@@ -472,6 +509,10 @@ static int
 nfs_validate_shareopts(const char *shareopts)
 {
 	char *linux_opts = NULL;
+
+	if (strlen(shareopts) == 0)
+		return (SA_SYNTAX_ERR);
+
 	int error = get_linux_shareopts(shareopts, &linux_opts);
 	if (error != SA_OK)
 		return (error);
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_changelist.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_changelist.c
index 4b0f66964346..efe1c0c06035 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_changelist.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_changelist.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ changelist_postfix(prop_changelist_t *clp)
 	prop_changenode_t *cn;
 	uu_avl_walk_t *walk;
 	char shareopts[ZFS_MAXPROPLEN];
-	int errors = 0;
 	boolean_t commit_smb_shares = B_FALSE;
 	boolean_t commit_nfs_shares = B_FALSE;
 
@@ -262,19 +261,19 @@ changelist_postfix(prop_changelist_t *clp)
 		const enum sa_protocol nfs[] =
 		    {SA_PROTOCOL_NFS, SA_NO_PROTOCOL};
 		if (sharenfs && mounted) {
-			errors += zfs_share(cn->cn_handle, nfs);
+			zfs_share(cn->cn_handle, nfs);
 			commit_nfs_shares = B_TRUE;
 		} else if (cn->cn_shared || clp->cl_waslegacy) {
-			errors += zfs_unshare(cn->cn_handle, NULL, nfs);
+			zfs_unshare(cn->cn_handle, NULL, nfs);
 			commit_nfs_shares = B_TRUE;
 		}
 		const enum sa_protocol smb[] =
 		    {SA_PROTOCOL_SMB, SA_NO_PROTOCOL};
 		if (sharesmb && mounted) {
-			errors += zfs_share(cn->cn_handle, smb);
+			zfs_share(cn->cn_handle, smb);
 			commit_smb_shares = B_TRUE;
 		} else if (cn->cn_shared || clp->cl_waslegacy) {
-			errors += zfs_unshare(cn->cn_handle, NULL, smb);
+			zfs_unshare(cn->cn_handle, NULL, smb);
 			commit_smb_shares = B_TRUE;
 		}
 	}
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@ changelist_postfix(prop_changelist_t *clp)
 	zfs_commit_shares(proto);
 	uu_avl_walk_end(walk);
 
-	return (errors ? -1 : 0);
+	return (0);
 }
 
 /*