diff --git a/module/zfs/zil.c b/module/zfs/zil.c
index ad11fd6c6..79f519f83 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zil.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zil.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,8 @@ zil_itx_create(uint64_t txtype, size_t lrsize)
 
 	lrsize = P2ROUNDUP_TYPED(lrsize, sizeof (uint64_t), size_t);
 
-	itx = kmem_alloc(offsetof(itx_t, itx_lr) + lrsize, KM_SLEEP|KM_NODEBUG);
+	itx = kmem_alloc(offsetof(itx_t, itx_lr) + lrsize,
+	    KM_PUSHPAGE | KM_NODEBUG);
 	itx->itx_lr.lrc_txtype = txtype;
 	itx->itx_lr.lrc_reclen = lrsize;
 	itx->itx_sod = lrsize; /* if write & WR_NEED_COPY will be increased */