diff --git a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
index ec7c807a4..6f2ba52f4 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ spa_deadman(void *arg)
 		vdev_deadman(spa->spa_root_vdev);
 
 	spa->spa_deadman_tqid = taskq_dispatch_delay(system_taskq,
-	    spa_deadman, spa, KM_SLEEP, ddi_get_lbolt() +
+	    spa_deadman, spa, TQ_SLEEP, ddi_get_lbolt() +
 	    NSEC_TO_TICK(spa->spa_deadman_synctime));
 }