diff --git a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/disp.h b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/disp.h
index 2be1b76e4334..d46a7d2c0143 100644
--- a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/disp.h
+++ b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/disp.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 #include <sys/proc.h>
 
+#define	KPREEMPT_SYNC		(-1)
+
 #define	kpreempt(x)	kern_yield(PRI_USER)
 
 #endif	/* _OPENSOLARIS_SYS_DISP_H_ */
diff --git a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/timer.h b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/timer.h
index d4694bb7c09c..7ff77e9b1b74 100644
--- a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/timer.h
+++ b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/timer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,4 @@
 #define	usleep_range(wakeup, wakeupepsilon)				   \
 	pause_sbt("usleep_range", ustosbt(wakeup), \
 	ustosbt(wakeupepsilon - wakeup), 0)
-
-#define	schedule() pause("schedule", 1)
 #endif
diff --git a/include/os/freebsd/zfs/sys/zfs_context_os.h b/include/os/freebsd/zfs/sys/zfs_context_os.h
index 867199501396..1ce72330412c 100644
--- a/include/os/freebsd/zfs/sys/zfs_context_os.h
+++ b/include/os/freebsd/zfs/sys/zfs_context_os.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #define	HAVE_LARGE_STACKS	1
 #endif
 
-#define	cond_resched()		kern_yield(PRI_USER)
-
 #define	taskq_create_sysdc(a, b, d, e, p, dc, f) \
 	    ((void) sizeof (dc), taskq_create(a, b, maxclsyspri, d, e, f))
 
diff --git a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/disp.h b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/disp.h
index e106d3c5438e..c8be6ffbf10f 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/disp.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/disp.h
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
 
-#define	kpreempt(unused)	schedule()
+#define	KPREEMPT_SYNC		(-1)
+
+#define	kpreempt(unused)	cond_resched()
 #define	kpreempt_disable()	preempt_disable()
 #define	kpreempt_enable()	preempt_enable()
 
diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_context.h b/include/sys/zfs_context.h
index aa4f78789631..83ed97fbec7f 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_context.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_context.h
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ typedef pthread_t	kthread_t;
 #define	TS_JOINABLE	0x00000004
 
 #define	curthread	((void *)(uintptr_t)pthread_self())
-#define	kpreempt(x)	yield()
 #define	getcomm()	"unknown"
 
 #define	thread_create_named(name, stk, stksize, func, arg, len, \
@@ -248,9 +247,11 @@ extern kthread_t *zk_thread_create(void (*func)(void *), void *arg,
 #define	issig(why)	(FALSE)
 #define	ISSIG(thr, why)	(FALSE)
 
+#define	KPREEMPT_SYNC		(-1)
+
+#define	kpreempt(x)		sched_yield()
 #define	kpreempt_disable()	((void)0)
 #define	kpreempt_enable()	((void)0)
-#define	cond_resched()		sched_yield()
 
 /*
  * Mutexes
diff --git a/module/zfs/arc.c b/module/zfs/arc.c
index 980dc60d0cc0..b9969bff534e 100644
--- a/module/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/module/zfs/arc.c
@@ -4165,7 +4165,7 @@ arc_evict_state_impl(multilist_t *ml, int idx, arc_buf_hdr_t *marker,
 	 * this CPU are able to make progress, make a voluntary preemption
 	 * call here.
 	 */
-	cond_resched();
+	kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 
 	return (bytes_evicted);
 }
@@ -10335,7 +10335,7 @@ l2arc_rebuild(l2arc_dev_t *dev)
 		    !dev->l2ad_first)
 			goto out;
 
-		cond_resched();
+		kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 		for (;;) {
 			mutex_enter(&l2arc_rebuild_thr_lock);
 			if (dev->l2ad_rebuild_cancel) {
diff --git a/module/zfs/dnode.c b/module/zfs/dnode.c
index 67fe1e2c9a0f..ef27dfd40af1 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dnode.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dnode.c
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ dnode_free_interior_slots(dnode_t *dn)
 
 	while (!dnode_slots_tryenter(children, idx, slots)) {
 		DNODE_STAT_BUMP(dnode_free_interior_lock_retry);
-		cond_resched();
+		kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 	}
 
 	dnode_set_slots(children, idx, slots, DN_SLOT_FREE);
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ dnode_hold_impl(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, int flag, int slots,
 			dnode_slots_rele(dnc, idx, slots);
 			while (!dnode_slots_tryenter(dnc, idx, slots)) {
 				DNODE_STAT_BUMP(dnode_hold_alloc_lock_retry);
-				cond_resched();
+				kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ dnode_hold_impl(objset_t *os, uint64_t object, int flag, int slots,
 		dnode_slots_rele(dnc, idx, slots);
 		while (!dnode_slots_tryenter(dnc, idx, slots)) {
 			DNODE_STAT_BUMP(dnode_hold_free_lock_retry);
-			cond_resched();
+			kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 		}
 
 		if (!dnode_check_slots_free(dnc, idx, slots)) {
diff --git a/module/zfs/fm.c b/module/zfs/fm.c
index e7a7ad583242..bc13b5517c4e 100644
--- a/module/zfs/fm.c
+++ b/module/zfs/fm.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ fm_fini(void)
 	zevent_flags |= ZEVENT_SHUTDOWN;
 	while (zevent_waiters > 0) {
 		mutex_exit(&zevent_lock);
-		schedule();
+		kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 		mutex_enter(&zevent_lock);
 	}
 	mutex_exit(&zevent_lock);
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa_log_spacemap.c b/module/zfs/spa_log_spacemap.c
index 19e334916bd0..4ecce8214f6a 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa_log_spacemap.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa_log_spacemap.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ spa_ld_log_sm_data(spa_t *spa)
 		}
 
 		/* Load TXG log spacemap into ms_unflushed_allocs/frees. */
-		cond_resched();
+		kpreempt(KPREEMPT_SYNC);
 		ASSERT0(sls->sls_nblocks);
 		sls->sls_nblocks = space_map_nblocks(sls->sls_sm);
 		spa->spa_unflushed_stats.sus_nblocks += sls->sls_nblocks;