diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 1a3ab50386b7..4202930d4e4a 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -6172,7 +6172,7 @@ zfs_ioctl_init(void)
 	    zfs_secpolicy_config, B_TRUE, POOL_CHECK_NONE);
 
 	zfs_ioctl_register_pool(ZFS_IOC_CLEAR, zfs_ioc_clear,
-	    zfs_secpolicy_config, B_TRUE, POOL_CHECK_NONE);
+	    zfs_secpolicy_config, B_TRUE, POOL_CHECK_READONLY);
 	zfs_ioctl_register_pool(ZFS_IOC_POOL_REOPEN, zfs_ioc_pool_reopen,
 	    zfs_secpolicy_config, B_TRUE, POOL_CHECK_SUSPENDED);