diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 17286ecbb7..4da43afd85 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ USER_H = \
 	libzfs.h \
 	libzfsbootenv.h \
 	libzfs_core.h \
-	libzfs_impl.h \
 	libzutil.h \
 	thread_pool.h
 
diff --git a/lib/libshare/libshare.c b/lib/libshare/libshare.c
index d32a282a36..a228645fbf 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/libshare.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/libshare.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <libzfs.h>
 #include <libshare.h>
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
 #include "libshare_impl.h"
 #include "nfs.h"
 #include "smb.h"
diff --git a/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c b/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
index 323c9269f1..b82491f2eb 100644
--- a/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
+++ b/lib/libshare/os/freebsd/nfs.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <libintl.h>
 
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
+#include <libshare.h>
 #include "libshare_impl.h"
 #include "nfs.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/Makefile.am b/lib/libzfs/Makefile.am
index 31267fd9a5..9385eb1aad 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libzfs/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libzfs.la
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Abigail.am
 
 USER_C = \
+	libzfs_impl.h \
 	libzfs_changelist.c \
 	libzfs_config.c \
 	libzfs_crypto.c \
diff --git a/include/libzfs_impl.h b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_impl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/libzfs_impl.h
rename to lib/libzfs/libzfs_impl.h
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
index 64fa31c67d..0d375b3551 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/vdev_impl.h>
 #include <libzfs.h>
-#include <libzfs_impl.h>
+#include "libzfs_impl.h"
 #include <libzutil.h>
 #include <sys/arc_impl.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_compat.c b/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_compat.c
index 3c5f684c68..4d7421df8d 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_compat.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_compat.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Martin Matuska <mm@FreeBSD.org>. All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <os/freebsd/zfs/sys/zfs_ioctl_compat.h>
-#include <libzfs_impl.h>
+#include "../../libzfs_impl.h"
 #include <libzfs.h>
 #include <libzutil.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_zmount.c b/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_zmount.c
index 699d330ebd..e1febe6a2d 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_zmount.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/freebsd/libzfs_zmount.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/errno.h>
 #include <libzfs.h>
 
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
+#include "../../libzfs_impl.h"
 
 static void
 build_iovec(struct iovec **iov, int *iovlen, const char *name, void *val,
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_mount_os.c b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_mount_os.c
index 21d6405386..547895d7e3 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_mount_os.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_mount_os.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include <sys/dsl_crypt.h>
 #include <libzfs.h>
 
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
+#include "../../libzfs_impl.h"
 #include <thread_pool.h>
 
 #define	ZS_COMMENT	0x00000000	/* comment */
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_pool_os.c b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_pool_os.c
index 747b5652f7..90eb8db507 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_pool_os.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_pool_os.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 #include "zfs_namecheck.h"
 #include "zfs_prop.h"
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
+#include "../../libzfs_impl.h"
 #include "zfs_comutil.h"
 #include "zfeature_common.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_sendrecv_os.c b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_sendrecv_os.c
index ac7ab95a39..593c38ec62 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_sendrecv_os.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_sendrecv_os.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <libzfs.h>
 
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
+#include "../../libzfs_impl.h"
 
 #ifndef F_SETPIPE_SZ
 #define	F_SETPIPE_SZ (F_SETLEASE + 7)
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c
index e2482c5713..b116f92d97 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/os/linux/libzfs_util_os.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <libzfs.h>
 #include <libzfs_core.h>
 
-#include "libzfs_impl.h"
+#include "../../libzfs_impl.h"
 #include "zfs_prop.h"
 #include <libzutil.h>
 #include <sys/zfs_sysfs.h>