diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_pool.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_pool.c
index e09417aa2dfb..40535f863995 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_pool.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libzfs/common/libzfs_pool.c
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ zpool_get_prop(zpool_handle_t *zhp, zpool_prop_t prop, char *buf, size_t len,
 			break;
 
 		case ZPOOL_PROP_HEALTH:
-			(void) strlcpy(buf, "FAULTED", len);
+			(void) strlcpy(buf,
+			    zpool_pool_state_to_name(POOL_STATE_UNAVAIL), len);
 			break;
 
 		case ZPOOL_PROP_GUID: