diff --git a/cmd/ztest/ztest.c b/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
index 6fb9c60caf..a9873ab197 100644
--- a/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
+++ b/cmd/ztest/ztest.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ ztest_vdev_attach_detach(ztest_args_t *za)
 		    (longlong_t)newsize, replacing, error, expected_error);
 	}
 
-	(void) mutex_unlock(&ztest_shared->zs_vdev_lock);
+	(void) pthread_mutex_unlock(&ztest_shared->zs_vdev_lock);
 }
 
 /*