diff --git a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h
index 91e2cfe5539c..3e67cf0e9a7d 100644
--- a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h
+++ b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ spl_assert(const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 		const int64_t _verify3_right = (int64_t)(RIGHT);	\
 		if (unlikely(!(_verify3_left == _verify3_right)))	\
 		    spl_panic(__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__,		\
-		    "VERIFY3(0 == " #RIGHT ") "				\
+		    "VERIFY0(0 == " #RIGHT ") "				\
 		    "failed (0 == %lld)\n",				\
 		    (long long) (_verify3_right));			\
 	} while (0)
diff --git a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h
index 8bdc0b1d72d5..007238574fe1 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ spl_assert(const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 		const int64_t _verify3_right = (int64_t)(RIGHT);	\
 		if (unlikely(!(_verify3_left == _verify3_right)))	\
 		    spl_panic(__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__,		\
-		    "VERIFY3(0 == " #RIGHT ") "				\
+		    "VERIFY0(0 == " #RIGHT ") "				\
 		    "failed (0 == %lld)\n",				\
 		    (long long) (_verify3_right));			\
 	} while (0)