diff --git a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c
--- a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c
+++ b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c
@@ -373,6 +373,19 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static spa_t *
+spa_find_by_dev(struct zfs_devdesc *dev)
+{
+
+	if (dev->dd.d_dev->dv_type != DEVT_ZFS)
+		return (NULL);
+
+	if (dev->pool_guid == 0)
+		return (STAILQ_FIRST(&zfs_pools));
+
+	return (spa_find_by_guid(dev->pool_guid));
+}
+
 /*
  * if path is NULL, create mount structure, but do not add it to list.
  */
diff --git a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c
--- a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c
+++ b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfsimpl.c
@@ -1367,19 +1367,6 @@
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
-static spa_t *
-spa_find_by_dev(struct zfs_devdesc *dev)
-{
-
-	if (dev->dd.d_dev->dv_type != DEVT_ZFS)
-		return (NULL);
-
-	if (dev->pool_guid == 0)
-		return (STAILQ_FIRST(&zfs_pools));
-
-	return (spa_find_by_guid(dev->pool_guid));
-}
-
 static spa_t *
 spa_create(uint64_t guid, const char *name)
 {