diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_open.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_open.c
index a8070e602ef7..962da1a884b9 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_open.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_open.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ dt_vopen(int version, int flags, int *errp,
 #if defined(sun)
 	dtp->dt_prcmode = DT_PROC_STOP_PREINIT;
 #else
-	dtp->dt_prcmode = DT_PROC_STOP_POSTINIT;
+	dtp->dt_prcmode = DT_PROC_STOP_MAIN;
 #endif
 	dtp->dt_linkmode = DT_LINK_KERNEL;
 	dtp->dt_linktype = DT_LTYP_ELF;