diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index d07c9dd5d9..33c87b4413 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define	DISK_LABEL_WAIT		(30 * 1000)  /* 30 seconds */
 
-#define	DEFAULT_IMPORT_PATH_SIZE	7
+#define	DEFAULT_IMPORT_PATH_SIZE	9
 extern char *zpool_default_import_path[DEFAULT_IMPORT_PATH_SIZE];
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
index d2eefff539..e4d0d37e48 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
@@ -1273,10 +1273,12 @@ char *
 zpool_default_import_path[DEFAULT_IMPORT_PATH_SIZE] = {
 	"/dev/disk/by-vdev",	/* Custom rules, use first if they exist */
 	"/dev/mapper",		/* Use multipath devices before components */
+	"/dev/disk/by-partlabel", /* Single unique entry set by user */
+	"/dev/disk/by-partuuid", /* Generated partition uuid */
+	"/dev/disk/by-label",	/* Custom persistent labels */
 	"/dev/disk/by-uuid",	/* Single unique entry and persistent */
 	"/dev/disk/by-id",	/* May be multiple entries and persistent */
 	"/dev/disk/by-path",	/* Encodes physical location and persistent */
-	"/dev/disk/by-label",	/* Custom persistent labels */
 	"/dev"			/* UNSAFE device names will change */
 };