diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/arc.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/arc.c
index 64fded4712ea..83a4c97f8afb 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/arc.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/arc.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,12 @@ arc_reclaim_needed(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
+	if (needfree)
+		return (1);
+	if (arc_size > arc_c_max)
+		return (1);
+	if (arc_size <= arc_c_min)
+		return (0);
 
 	/*
 	 * If pages are needed or we're within 2048 pages 
@@ -1829,9 +1835,6 @@ arc_reclaim_needed(void)
 	if (vm_pages_needed || (vm_paging_target() > -2048))
 		return (1);
 
-	if (needfree)
-		return (1);
-
 #if 0
 	/*
 	 * take 'desfree' extra pages, so we reclaim sooner, rather than later