diff --git a/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h b/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h
index db93a89b8b..109ad925d7 100644
--- a/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h
+++ b/lib/libzpool/include/sys/zfs_context.h
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ 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 c66dcc8f6a..dddfa721f4 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dbuf.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
@@ -2087,7 +2087,11 @@ 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;
@@ -2127,7 +2131,11 @@ 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 6b00b73b43..2f837a1e97 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_send.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_send.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ 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))
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ 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)
 {