diff --git a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5 b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
index 24398fea0b09..5ed2000813dc 100644
--- a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
+++ b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ Default value: \fB30,000\fR.
 Throttle block allocations in the ZIO pipeline. This allows for
 dynamic allocation distribution when devices are imbalanced.
 .sp
-Default value: \fB0\fR.
+Default value: \fB1\fR.
 .RE
 
 .sp
diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index b608ed6eaff3..e9d08093eb0b 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const char *zio_type_name[ZIO_TYPES] = {
 	"z_null", "z_rd", "z_wr", "z_fr", "z_cl", "z_ioctl"
 };
 
-int zio_dva_throttle_enabled = B_FALSE;
+int zio_dva_throttle_enabled = B_TRUE;
 
 /*
  * ==========================================================================