diff --git a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
index 4461b985fd..a57f0727db 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ spa_vdev_config_exit(spa_t *spa, vdev_t *vd, uint64_t txg, int error, char *tag)
 	 * If the config changed, update the config cache.
 	 */
 	if (config_changed)
-		spa_write_cachefile(spa, B_FALSE, B_TRUE, B_FALSE);
+		spa_write_cachefile(spa, B_FALSE, B_TRUE, B_TRUE);
 }
 
 /*