diff --git a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5 b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
index 95527906b07e..8e37a97e2613 100644
--- a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
+++ b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ 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: \fB1\fR.
+Default value: \fB0\fR.
 .RE
 
 .sp
diff --git a/module/zfs/zio.c b/module/zfs/zio.c
index e1fa543da660..c149b4ff2349 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zio.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zio.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ 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_TRUE;
+int zio_dva_throttle_enabled = B_FALSE;
 
 /*
  * ==========================================================================