diff --git a/module/zfs/fm.c b/module/zfs/fm.c
index e06fe4af6d..e7a7ad5832 100644
--- a/module/zfs/fm.c
+++ b/module/zfs/fm.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void *
 i_fm_alloc(nv_alloc_t *nva, size_t size)
 {
 	(void) nva;
-	return (kmem_zalloc(size, KM_SLEEP));
+	return (kmem_alloc(size, KM_SLEEP));
 }
 
 static void