diff --git a/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h b/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h
index 55b117c218..f2776566c0 100644
--- a/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h
+++ b/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <sys/sysevent/dev.h>
 #include <sys/sunddi.h>
 
+/*
+ * Stack
+ */
+
+#define  noinline	__attribute__((noinline))
+
 /*
  * Debugging
  */
diff --git a/module/zfs/dbuf.c b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
index add2bc36d3..c1b27d4ef3 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dbuf.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
@@ -2291,7 +2291,11 @@ dbuf_check_blkptr(dnode_t *dn, dmu_buf_impl_t *db)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+/* dbuf_sync_indirect() is called recursively from dbuf_sync_list() so it
+ * is critical the we not allow the compiler to inline this function in to
+ * dbuf_sync_list() thereby drastically bloating the stack usage.
+ */
+noinline static void
 dbuf_sync_indirect(dbuf_dirty_record_t *dr, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	dmu_buf_impl_t *db = dr->dr_dbuf;
@@ -2334,7 +2338,11 @@ dbuf_sync_indirect(dbuf_dirty_record_t *dr, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	zio_nowait(zio);
 }
 
-static void
+/* dbuf_sync_leaf() is called recursively from dbuf_sync_list() so it is
+ * critical the we not allow the compiler to inline this function in to
+ * dbuf_sync_list() thereby drastically bloating the stack usage.
+ */
+noinline static void
 dbuf_sync_leaf(dbuf_dirty_record_t *dr, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
 	arc_buf_t **datap = &dr->dt.dl.dr_data;
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_send.c b/module/zfs/dmu_send.c
index dc93dea853..f13cfd316f 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_send.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_send.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ restore_read(struct restorearg *ra, int len)
 	return (rv);
 }
 
-static void
+noinline static void
 backup_byteswap(dmu_replay_record_t *drr)
 {
 #define	DO64(X) (drr->drr_u.X = BSWAP_64(drr->drr_u.X))
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ backup_byteswap(dmu_replay_record_t *drr)
 #undef DO32
 }
 
-static int
+noinline static int
 restore_object(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os, struct drr_object *drro)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ restore_object(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os, struct drr_object *drro)
 }
 
 /* ARGSUSED */
-static int
+noinline static int
 restore_freeobjects(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os,
     struct drr_freeobjects *drrfo)
 {
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ restore_freeobjects(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os,
 	return (0);
 }
 
-static int
+noinline static int
 restore_write(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os,
     struct drr_write *drrw)
 {
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ restore_spill(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os, struct drr_spill *drrs)
 }
 
 /* ARGSUSED */
-static int
+noinline static int
 restore_free(struct restorearg *ra, objset_t *os,
     struct drr_free *drrf)
 {