diff --git a/cmd/zpool/os/freebsd/zpool_vdev_os.c b/cmd/zpool/os/freebsd/zpool_vdev_os.c
index aa66d29fa6..66bfe28f13 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/os/freebsd/zpool_vdev_os.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/os/freebsd/zpool_vdev_os.c
@@ -116,3 +116,9 @@ after_zpool_upgrade(zpool_handle_t *zhp)
 		    "details.\n"), zpool_get_name(zhp));
 	}
 }
+
+int
+check_file(const char *file, boolean_t force, boolean_t isspare)
+{
+	return (check_file_generic(file, force, isspare));
+}
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/os/linux/zpool_vdev_os.c b/cmd/zpool/os/linux/zpool_vdev_os.c
index da87aa79f3..10929fa65a 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/os/linux/zpool_vdev_os.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/os/linux/zpool_vdev_os.c
@@ -410,3 +410,9 @@ void
 after_zpool_upgrade(zpool_handle_t *zhp)
 {
 }
+
+int
+check_file(const char *file, boolean_t force, boolean_t isspare)
+{
+	return (check_file_generic(file, force, isspare));
+}
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h b/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h
index 60e8ea873b..4002e57940 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ boolean_t check_sector_size_database(char *path, int *sector_size);
 void vdev_error(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 int check_file(const char *file, boolean_t force, boolean_t isspare);
 void after_zpool_upgrade(zpool_handle_t *zhp);
+int check_file_generic(const char *file, boolean_t force, boolean_t isspare);
 
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_vdev.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_vdev.c
index 57d41e5eaa..dcc67e7e20 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_vdev.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_vdev.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ vdev_error(const char *fmt, ...)
  * not in use by another pool, and not in use by swap.
  */
 int
-check_file(const char *file, boolean_t force, boolean_t isspare)
+check_file_generic(const char *file, boolean_t force, boolean_t isspare)
 {
 	char  *name;
 	int fd;