diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c
index f21ee9cf57..8a35c99471 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ctldir.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static krwlock_t zfs_snapshot_lock;
  * Control Directory Tunables (.zfs)
  */
 int zfs_expire_snapshot = ZFSCTL_EXPIRE_SNAPSHOT;
-int zfs_admin_snapshot = 0;
+int zfs_admin_snapshot = 1;
 
 typedef struct {
 	char		*se_name;	/* full snapshot name */