diff --git a/module/zfs/txg.c b/module/zfs/txg.c
index 340c42ae84..d0d2b1716e 100644
--- a/module/zfs/txg.c
+++ b/module/zfs/txg.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ void
 txg_delay(dsl_pool_t *dp, uint64_t txg, int ticks)
 {
 	tx_state_t *tx = &dp->dp_tx;
-	int timeout = ddi_get_lbolt() + ticks;
+	clock_t timeout = ddi_get_lbolt() + ticks;
 
 	/* don't delay if this txg could transition to quiesing immediately */
 	if (tx->tx_open_txg > txg ||