diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid0.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid0.sh
index 14429c43d9..5ec80b05c1 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid0.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid0.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		msg "Creating ${FILE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 	done
 
 	msg ${ZPOOL} create ${FORCE_FLAG} ${ZPOOL_NAME} ${FILES}
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid10.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid10.sh
index a632a4f4cd..ae7f0ae07b 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid10.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raid10.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		msg "Creating ${FILE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 	done
 
 	msg ${ZPOOL} create ${FORCE_FLAG} ${ZPOOL_NAME} \
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz.sh
index 9302c85e97..5b6c3ea2c2 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		msg "Creating ${FILE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 	done
 
 	msg ${ZPOOL} create ${FORCE_FLAG} ${ZPOOL_NAME} raidz ${FILES}
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz2.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz2.sh
index 681352783c..bc0e5ec8af 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz2.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/file-raidz2.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 	for FILE in ${FILES}; do
 		msg "Creating ${FILE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 	done
 
 	msg ${ZPOOL} create ${FORCE_FLAG} ${ZPOOL_NAME} raidz2 ${FILES}
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh
index d37d5138f7..321d9b1f71 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid0.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 		DEVICE=`unused_loop_device`
 		msg "Creating ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 		${LOSETUP} ${DEVICE} ${FILE} ||
 			die "Error $? creating ${FILE} -> ${DEVICE} loopback"
 		DEVICES="${DEVICES} ${DEVICE}"
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh
index 8d3672dd1b..f9c47cd1e1 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raid10.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 		DEVICE=`unused_loop_device`
 		msg "Creating ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 		${LOSETUP} ${DEVICE} ${FILE} ||
 			die "Error $? creating ${FILE} -> ${DEVICE} loopback"
 		DEVICES_M1="${DEVICES_M1} ${DEVICE}"
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 		DEVICE=`unused_loop_device`
 		msg "Creating ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 		${LOSETUP} ${DEVICE} ${FILE} ||
 			die "Error $? creating ${FILE} -> ${DEVICE} loopback"
 		DEVICES_M2="${DEVICES_M2} ${DEVICE}"
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh
index 6efcd1041a..509f6ee1d7 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 		DEVICE=`unused_loop_device`
 		msg "Creating ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 		${LOSETUP} ${DEVICE} ${FILE} ||
 			die "Error $? creating ${FILE} -> ${DEVICE} loopback"
 		DEVICES="${DEVICES} ${DEVICE}"
diff --git a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh
index f59c7f2d65..6e61293c0b 100644
--- a/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh
+++ b/scripts/zpool-config/lo-raidz2.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ zpool_create() {
 		DEVICE=`unused_loop_device`
 		msg "Creating ${FILE} using loopback device ${DEVICE}"
 		rm -f ${FILE} || exit 1
-		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=256 &>/dev/null ||
-			die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
+		dd if=/dev/zero of=${FILE} bs=1024k count=0 seek=256 \
+			&>/dev/null || die "Error $? creating ${FILE}"
 		${LOSETUP} ${DEVICE} ${FILE} ||
 			die "Error $? creating ${FILE} -> ${DEVICE} loopback"
 		DEVICES="${DEVICES} ${DEVICE}"