diff --git a/config/kernel-stdarg.m4 b/config/kernel-stdarg.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bc8dd859d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-stdarg.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Linux 5.15 gets rid of -isystem and external <stdarg.h> inclusion
+dnl # and ships its own <linux/stdarg.h>. Check if this header file does
+dnl # exist and provide all necessary definitions for variable argument
+dnl # functions. Adjust the inclusion of <stdarg.h> according to the
+dnl # results.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([has_standalone_linux_stdarg], [
+		#include <linux/stdarg.h>
+
+		#if !defined(va_start) || !defined(va_end) || \
+		    !defined(va_arg) || !defined(va_copy)
+		#error "<linux/stdarg.h> is invalid"
+		#endif
+	],[])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG], [
+	dnl #
+	dnl # Linux 5.15 ships its own stdarg.h and doesn't allow to
+	dnl # include compiler headers.
+	dnl #
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether standalone <linux/stdarg.h> exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([has_standalone_linux_stdarg], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG, 1,
+			[standalone <linux/stdarg.h> exists])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 5ea2286dbc..0b94f3bd9c 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_SRC], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SIGINFO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_SPECIAL_STATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_SET_PAGE_DIRTY_NOBUFFERS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for available kernel interfaces])
 	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_COMPILE_ALL([kabi])
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_RESULT], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SIGINFO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_SPECIAL_STATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_SET_PAGE_DIRTY_NOBUFFERS
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG
 ])
 
 dnl #
diff --git a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/cmn_err.h b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/cmn_err.h
index 314bbbaf9e..f46efdefa9 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/cmn_err.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/cmn_err.h
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 #ifndef _SPL_CMN_ERR_H
 #define	_SPL_CMN_ERR_H
 
+#if defined(_KERNEL) && defined(HAVE_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG)
+#include <linux/stdarg.h>
+#else
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#endif
 
 #define	CE_CONT		0 /* continuation */
 #define	CE_NOTE		1 /* notice */