diff --git a/include/sys/spa.h b/include/sys/spa.h
index e460dc2dd3..780119e9af 100644
--- a/include/sys/spa.h
+++ b/include/sys/spa.h
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ extern void spa_wake_waiters(spa_t *spa);
 int param_set_deadman_ziotime(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp);
 int param_set_deadman_synctime(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp);
 int param_set_slop_shift(const char *buf, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp);
+int param_set_deadman_failmode(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp);
 
 #ifdef ZFS_DEBUG
 #define	dprintf_bp(bp, fmt, ...) do {				\
diff --git a/include/sys/spa_impl.h b/include/sys/spa_impl.h
index 5a581214d0..9ee04eb259 100644
--- a/include/sys/spa_impl.h
+++ b/include/sys/spa_impl.h
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ struct spa {
 };
 
 extern char *spa_config_path;
+extern char *zfs_deadman_failmode;
 extern int spa_slop_shift;
 extern void spa_taskq_dispatch_ent(spa_t *spa, zio_type_t t, zio_taskq_type_t q,
     task_func_t *func, void *arg, uint_t flags, taskq_ent_t *ent);
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ extern void spa_load_l2cache(spa_t *spa);
 extern sysevent_t *spa_event_create(spa_t *spa, vdev_t *vd, nvlist_t *hist_nvl,
     const char *name);
 extern void spa_event_post(sysevent_t *ev);
-
+extern int param_set_deadman_failmode_common(const char *val);
 
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c
index 97d91f9822..33ff6c082b 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/spa_misc_os.c
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@
 #include <sys/kstat.h>
 #include "zfs_prop.h"
 
+
+int
+param_set_deadman_failmode(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = -param_set_deadman_failmode_common(val);
+	if (error == 0)
+		error = param_set_charp(val, kp);
+
+	return (error);
+}
+
 int
 param_set_deadman_ziotime(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp)
 {
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
index d49c92e209..fe086d7b32 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa_misc.c
@@ -2708,21 +2708,21 @@ spa_suspend_async_destroy(spa_t *spa)
 
 #if defined(_KERNEL)
 
-static int
-param_set_deadman_failmode(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp)
+int
+param_set_deadman_failmode_common(const char *val)
 {
 	spa_t *spa = NULL;
 	char *p;
 
 	if (val == NULL)
-		return (SET_ERROR(-EINVAL));
+		return (SET_ERROR(EINVAL));
 
 	if ((p = strchr(val, '\n')) != NULL)
 		*p = '\0';
 
 	if (strcmp(val, "wait") != 0 && strcmp(val, "continue") != 0 &&
 	    strcmp(val, "panic"))
-		return (SET_ERROR(-EINVAL));
+		return (SET_ERROR(EINVAL));
 
 	if (spa_mode_global != SPA_MODE_UNINIT) {
 		mutex_enter(&spa_namespace_lock);
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ param_set_deadman_failmode(const char *val, zfs_kernel_param_t *kp)
 		mutex_exit(&spa_namespace_lock);
 	}
 
-	return (param_set_charp(val, kp));
+	return (0);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2847,13 +2847,11 @@ ZFS_MODULE_PARAM(zfs, zfs_, ddt_data_is_special, INT, ZMOD_RW,
 ZFS_MODULE_PARAM(zfs, zfs_, user_indirect_is_special, INT, ZMOD_RW,
 	"Place user data indirect blocks into the special class");
 
-#ifdef _KERNEL
-module_param_call(zfs_deadman_failmode, param_set_deadman_failmode,
-	param_get_charp, &zfs_deadman_failmode, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(zfs_deadman_failmode, "Failmode for deadman timer");
-#endif
-
 /* BEGIN CSTYLED */
+ZFS_MODULE_PARAM_CALL(zfs_deadman, zfs_deadman_, failmode,
+	param_set_deadman_failmode, param_get_charp, ZMOD_RW,
+	"Failmode for deadman timer");
+
 ZFS_MODULE_PARAM_CALL(zfs_deadman, zfs_deadman_, synctime_ms,
 	param_set_deadman_synctime, param_get_ulong, ZMOD_RW,
 	"Pool sync expiration time in milliseconds");