diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
index 2ce3ad1062..a8e9ac9cbb 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "zfeature_common.h"
 #include <zfs_fletcher.h>
 #include <libzutil.h>
-#include <sys/zfs_sysfs.h>
 
 
 int
@@ -1833,36 +1832,6 @@ zfs_version_userland(char *version, int len)
 	(void) strlcpy(version, ZFS_META_ALIAS, len);
 }
 
-/*
- * Fill given version buffer with zfs kernel version read from ZFS_SYSFS_DIR
- * Returns 0 on success, and -1 on error (with errno set)
- */
-int
-zfs_version_kernel(char *version, int len)
-{
-	int _errno;
-	int fd;
-	int rlen;
-
-	if ((fd = open(ZFS_SYSFS_DIR "/version", O_RDONLY)) == -1)
-		return (-1);
-
-	if ((rlen = read(fd, version, len)) == -1) {
-		version[0] = '\0';
-		_errno = errno;
-		(void) close(fd);
-		errno = _errno;
-		return (-1);
-	}
-
-	version[rlen-1] = '\0';  /* discard '\n' */
-
-	if (close(fd) == -1)
-		return (-1);
-
-	return (0);
-}
-
 /*
  * Prints both zfs userland and kernel versions
  * Returns 0 on success, and -1 on error (with errno set)
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c
index c27dc91bc6..918a43f7d0 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "libzfs_impl.h"
 #include "zfs_prop.h"
 #include <libzutil.h>
+#include <sys/zfs_sysfs.h>
 
 #define	ZDIFF_SHARESDIR		"/.zfs/shares/"
 
@@ -182,3 +183,33 @@ find_shares_object(differ_info_t *di)
 	di->shares = (uint64_t)sb.st_ino;
 	return (0);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Fill given version buffer with zfs kernel version read from ZFS_SYSFS_DIR
+ * Returns 0 on success, and -1 on error (with errno set)
+ */
+int
+zfs_version_kernel(char *version, int len)
+{
+	int _errno;
+	int fd;
+	int rlen;
+
+	if ((fd = open(ZFS_SYSFS_DIR "/version", O_RDONLY)) == -1)
+		return (-1);
+
+	if ((rlen = read(fd, version, len)) == -1) {
+		version[0] = '\0';
+		_errno = errno;
+		(void) close(fd);
+		errno = _errno;
+		return (-1);
+	}
+
+	version[rlen-1] = '\0';  /* discard '\n' */
+
+	if (close(fd) == -1)
+		return (-1);
+
+	return (0);
+}