diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev.c b/module/zfs/vdev.c
index ac5230ebd51c..d9c5871820ca 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,7 @@ vdev_open(vdev_t *vd)
 	vd->vdev_cant_read = B_FALSE;
 	vd->vdev_cant_write = B_FALSE;
 	vd->vdev_fault_wanted = B_FALSE;
+	vd->vdev_remove_wanted = B_FALSE;
 	vd->vdev_min_asize = vdev_get_min_asize(vd);
 
 	/*