diff --git a/module/spl/spl-kmem.c b/module/spl/spl-kmem.c
index 2aa54fdf..156aa082 100644
--- a/module/spl/spl-kmem.c
+++ b/module/spl/spl-kmem.c
@@ -2032,7 +2032,10 @@ __spl_kmem_cache_generic_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrink,
     struct shrink_control *sc)
 {
 	spl_kmem_cache_t *skc;
-	int alloc = 0;
+	int freeable = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_SPLIT_SHRINKER_CALLBACK
+	int freed = 0;
+#endif
 
 	down_read(&spl_kmem_cache_sem);
 	list_for_each_entry(skc, &spl_kmem_cache_list, skc_list) {
@@ -2042,15 +2045,15 @@ __spl_kmem_cache_generic_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrink,
 			spl_kmem_cache_reap_now(skc,
 			   MAX(sc->nr_to_scan >> fls64(skc->skc_slab_objs), 1));
 			if (oldalloc > skc->skc_obj_alloc)
-				alloc += oldalloc - skc->skc_obj_alloc;
+				freed += oldalloc - skc->skc_obj_alloc;
 #else
 			spl_kmem_cache_reap_now(skc,
 			   MAX(sc->nr_to_scan >> fls64(skc->skc_slab_objs), 1));
-			alloc += skc->skc_obj_alloc;
 #endif /* HAVE_SPLIT_SHRINKER_CALLBACK */
+			freeable += skc->skc_obj_alloc;
 		} else {
 			/* Request to query number of freeable objects */
-			alloc += skc->skc_obj_alloc;
+			freeable += skc->skc_obj_alloc;
 		}
 	}
 	up_read(&spl_kmem_cache_sem);
@@ -2064,7 +2067,11 @@ __spl_kmem_cache_generic_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrink,
 	if ((spl_kmem_cache_reclaim & KMC_RECLAIM_ONCE) && sc->nr_to_scan)
 		return (SHRINK_STOP);
 
-	return (MAX(alloc, 0));
+#ifdef HAVE_SPLIT_SHRINKER_CALLBACK
+	return ((freeable) ? freed : SHRINK_STOP);
+#else
+	return (freeable);
+#endif
 }
 
 SPL_SHRINKER_CALLBACK_WRAPPER(spl_kmem_cache_generic_shrinker);