diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs.8 b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs.8
index 7217fe8f5bad..39445ea13a80 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs.8
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/zfs/zfs.8
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ This property is not inherited.
 .ad
 .sp .6
 .RS 4n
-Controls the checksum used to verify data integrity. The default value is "on", which automatically selects an appropriate algorithm (currently, \fIfletcher2\fR, but this may change in future releases). The value "off" disables integrity
+Controls the checksum used to verify data integrity. The default value is "on", which automatically selects an appropriate algorithm (currently, \fIfletcher4\fR, but this may change in future releases). The value "off" disables integrity
 checking on user data. Disabling checksums is NOT a recommended practice.
 .RE