diff --git a/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.c b/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.c
index f4cfed0f2387..8ff4421c59c5 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.c
@@ -662,10 +662,12 @@ send_worker(void *arg)
 	unsigned int bufsiz = max_pipe_buffer(ctx->from);
 	ssize_t rd;
 
-	while ((rd = splice(ctx->from, NULL, ctx->to, NULL, bufsiz,
-	    SPLICE_F_MOVE | SPLICE_F_MORE)) > 0)
-		;
-
+	for (;;) {
+		rd = splice(ctx->from, NULL, ctx->to, NULL, bufsiz,
+		    SPLICE_F_MOVE | SPLICE_F_MORE);
+		if ((rd == -1 && errno != EINTR) || rd == 0)
+			break;
+	}
 	int err = (rd == -1) ? errno : 0;
 	close(ctx->from);
 	return ((void *)(uintptr_t)err);