diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h b/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
index daa1560f3..48788477a 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ typedef struct zfsdev_state {
 } zfsdev_state_t;
 
 extern void *zfsdev_get_state(minor_t minor, enum zfsdev_state_type which);
-extern int zfsdev_getminor(struct file *filp, minor_t *minorp);
+extern int zfsdev_getminor(int fd, minor_t *minorp);
 extern minor_t zfsdev_minor_alloc(void);
 
 extern uint_t zfs_fsyncer_key;
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_ioctl_os.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_ioctl_os.c
index 9b562cab3..4e672cca2 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_ioctl_os.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_ioctl_os.c
@@ -175,14 +175,18 @@ zfsdev_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
 }
 
 int
-zfsdev_getminor(struct file *filp, minor_t *minorp)
+zfsdev_getminor(int fd, minor_t *minorp)
 {
 	zfsdev_state_t *zs, *fpd;
+	file_t *fp;
 
-	ASSERT(filp != NULL);
 	ASSERT(!MUTEX_HELD(&zfsdev_state_lock));
+	fp = getf(fd);
 
-	fpd = filp->private_data;
+	if (fp == NULL)
+		return (SET_ERROR(EBADF));
+
+	fpd = fp->f_file->private_data;
 	if (fpd == NULL)
 		return (SET_ERROR(EBADF));
 
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_onexit_os.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_onexit_os.c
index 0c33de7fe..95dbe8dbe 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_onexit_os.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_onexit_os.c
@@ -40,15 +40,10 @@
 int
 zfs_onexit_fd_hold(int fd, minor_t *minorp)
 {
-	file_t *fp;
 	zfs_onexit_t *zo = NULL;
 	int error;
 
-	fp = getf(fd);
-	if (fp == NULL)
-		return (SET_ERROR(EBADF));
-
-	error = zfsdev_getminor(fp->f_file, minorp);
+	error = zfsdev_getminor(fd, minorp);
 	if (error) {
 		zfs_onexit_fd_rele(fd);
 		return (error);
diff --git a/module/zfs/fm.c b/module/zfs/fm.c
index 98a844820..722855492 100644
--- a/module/zfs/fm.c
+++ b/module/zfs/fm.c
@@ -582,14 +582,9 @@ zfs_zevent_minor_to_state(minor_t minor, zfs_zevent_t **ze)
 int
 zfs_zevent_fd_hold(int fd, minor_t *minorp, zfs_zevent_t **ze)
 {
-	file_t *fp;
 	int error;
 
-	fp = getf(fd);
-	if (fp == NULL)
-		return (SET_ERROR(EBADF));
-
-	error = zfsdev_getminor(fp->f_file, minorp);
+	error = zfsdev_getminor(fd, minorp);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = zfs_zevent_minor_to_state(*minorp, ze);