diff --git a/module/zfs/metaslab.c b/module/zfs/metaslab.c
index c1e32884f..12fe5890a 100644
--- a/module/zfs/metaslab.c
+++ b/module/zfs/metaslab.c
@@ -3035,7 +3035,6 @@ metaslab_group_alloc_normal(metaslab_group_t *mg, zio_alloc_list_t *zal,
 	metaslab_t *msp = NULL;
 	uint64_t offset = -1ULL;
 	uint64_t activation_weight;
-	boolean_t tertiary = B_FALSE;
 
 	activation_weight = METASLAB_WEIGHT_PRIMARY;
 	for (int i = 0; i < d; i++) {
@@ -3044,7 +3043,7 @@ metaslab_group_alloc_normal(metaslab_group_t *mg, zio_alloc_list_t *zal,
 			activation_weight = METASLAB_WEIGHT_SECONDARY;
 		} else if (activation_weight == METASLAB_WEIGHT_SECONDARY &&
 		    DVA_GET_VDEV(&dva[i]) == mg->mg_vd->vdev_id) {
-			tertiary = B_TRUE;
+			activation_weight = METASLAB_WEIGHT_CLAIM;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3053,10 +3052,8 @@ metaslab_group_alloc_normal(metaslab_group_t *mg, zio_alloc_list_t *zal,
 	 * If we don't have enough metaslabs active to fill the entire array, we
 	 * just use the 0th slot.
 	 */
-	if (mg->mg_ms_ready < mg->mg_allocators * 2) {
-		tertiary = B_FALSE;
+	if (mg->mg_ms_ready < mg->mg_allocators * 3)
 		allocator = 0;
-	}
 
 	ASSERT3U(mg->mg_vd->vdev_ms_count, >=, 2);
 
@@ -3082,7 +3079,7 @@ metaslab_group_alloc_normal(metaslab_group_t *mg, zio_alloc_list_t *zal,
 			msp = mg->mg_primaries[allocator];
 			was_active = B_TRUE;
 		} else if (activation_weight == METASLAB_WEIGHT_SECONDARY &&
-		    mg->mg_secondaries[allocator] != NULL && !tertiary) {
+		    mg->mg_secondaries[allocator] != NULL) {
 			msp = mg->mg_secondaries[allocator];
 			was_active = B_TRUE;
 		} else {
@@ -3125,7 +3122,8 @@ metaslab_group_alloc_normal(metaslab_group_t *mg, zio_alloc_list_t *zal,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (msp->ms_weight & METASLAB_WEIGHT_CLAIM) {
+		if (msp->ms_weight & METASLAB_WEIGHT_CLAIM &&
+		    activation_weight != METASLAB_WEIGHT_CLAIM) {
 			metaslab_passivate(msp, msp->ms_weight &
 			    ~METASLAB_WEIGHT_CLAIM);
 			mutex_exit(&msp->ms_lock);