diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index bad4e2a4f..3b8157392 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -1533,7 +1533,9 @@ do_import(nvlist_t *config, const char *newname, const char *mntopts,
 
 		if (nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_HOSTID,
 		    &hostid) == 0) {
-			if ((unsigned long)hostid != gethostid()) {
+			unsigned long system_hostid = gethostid() & 0xffffffff;
+
+			if ((unsigned long)hostid != system_hostid) {
 				char *hostname;
 				uint64_t timestamp;
 				time_t t;
diff --git a/lib/libspl/include/unistd.h b/lib/libspl/include/unistd.h
index 44173d2a4..dc95e28b5 100644
--- a/lib/libspl/include/unistd.h
+++ b/lib/libspl/include/unistd.h
@@ -44,14 +44,4 @@
 # define issetugid() (geteuid() == 0 || getegid() == 0)
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(__sun__) && !defined(__sun)
-/* It seems Solaris only returns positive host ids */
-static inline long fake_gethostid(void)
-{
-	long id = gethostid();
-	return id >= 0 ? id : -id;
-}
-#define gethostid() fake_gethostid()
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _LIBSPL_UNISTD_H */
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_status.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_status.c
index 24725ec04..d56baf0bf 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_status.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_status.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ check_status(nvlist_t *config, boolean_t isimport)
 	uint64_t stateval;
 	uint64_t suspended;
 	uint64_t hostid = 0;
+	unsigned long system_hostid = gethostid() & 0xffffffff;
 
 	verify(nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_VERSION,
 	    &version) == 0);
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ check_status(nvlist_t *config, boolean_t isimport)
 	 * Pool last accessed by another system.
 	 */
 	(void) nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_HOSTID, &hostid);
-	if (hostid != 0 && (unsigned long)hostid != gethostid() &&
+	if (hostid != 0 && (unsigned long)hostid != system_hostid &&
 	    stateval == POOL_STATE_ACTIVE)
 		return (ZPOOL_STATUS_HOSTID_MISMATCH);