diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_context.h b/include/sys/zfs_context.h
index c44990351..44e3dd1d3 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_context.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_context.h
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ extern void cv_wait(kcondvar_t *cv, kmutex_t *mp);
 extern clock_t cv_timedwait(kcondvar_t *cv, kmutex_t *mp, clock_t abstime);
 extern void cv_signal(kcondvar_t *cv);
 extern void cv_broadcast(kcondvar_t *cv);
+#define cv_timedwait_interruptible(cv, mp, at)	cv_timedwait(cv, mp, at);
 
 /*
  * kstat creation, installation and deletion
diff --git a/module/zfs/arc.c b/module/zfs/arc.c
index 32d99bf39..808c8e8df 100644
--- a/module/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/arc.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ arc_reclaim_thread(void)
 
 		/* block until needed, or one second, whichever is shorter */
 		CALLB_CPR_SAFE_BEGIN(&cpr);
-		(void) cv_timedwait(&arc_reclaim_thr_cv,
+		(void) cv_timedwait_interruptible(&arc_reclaim_thr_cv,
 		    &arc_reclaim_thr_lock, (ddi_get_lbolt() + hz));
 		CALLB_CPR_SAFE_END(&cpr, &arc_reclaim_thr_lock);
 	}
@@ -4435,8 +4435,8 @@ l2arc_feed_thread(void)
 
 	while (l2arc_thread_exit == 0) {
 		CALLB_CPR_SAFE_BEGIN(&cpr);
-		(void) cv_timedwait(&l2arc_feed_thr_cv, &l2arc_feed_thr_lock,
-		    next);
+		(void) cv_timedwait_interruptible(&l2arc_feed_thr_cv,
+		    &l2arc_feed_thr_lock, next);
 		CALLB_CPR_SAFE_END(&cpr, &l2arc_feed_thr_lock);
 		next = ddi_get_lbolt() + hz;