diff --git a/module/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c b/module/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c
index a83c9f3ae8..a7f9ca3a5d 100644
--- a/module/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c
+++ b/module/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c
@@ -986,13 +986,23 @@ spl_kmem_cache_create(char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 		if (rc)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
+		unsigned long slabflags = 0;
+
 		if (size > (SPL_MAX_KMEM_ORDER_NR_PAGES * PAGE_SIZE)) {
 			rc = EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+#if defined(SLAB_USERCOPY)
+		/*
+		 * Required for PAX-enabled kernels if the slab is to be
+		 * used for coping between user and kernel space.
+		 */
+		slabflags |= SLAB_USERCOPY;
+#endif
+
 		skc->skc_linux_cache = kmem_cache_create(
-		    skc->skc_name, size, align, 0, NULL);
+		    skc->skc_name, size, align, slabflags, NULL);
 		if (skc->skc_linux_cache == NULL) {
 			rc = ENOMEM;
 			goto out;