diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index 88d80af4e9..db9bb65fdd 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,10 @@ zio_taskq_dispatch(zio_t *zio, enum zio_taskq_type q, boolean_t cutinline)
 {
 	spa_t *spa = zio->io_spa;
 	zio_type_t t = zio->io_type;
-	int flags = TQ_SLEEP | (cutinline ? TQ_FRONT : 0);
+	int flags;
+
+	flags  = (cutinline ? TQ_FRONT : 0);
+	flags |= ((q == ZIO_TASKQ_INTERRUPT) ? TQ_NOSLEEP : TQ_SLEEP);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're a config writer or a probe, the normal issue and