diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/abd.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/abd.c
index 40d73de0ae..bc6f81000d 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/abd.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/abd.c
@@ -573,15 +573,14 @@ abd_init(void)
 	abd_ksp = kstat_create("zfs", 0, "abdstats", "misc", KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED,
 	    sizeof (abd_stats) / sizeof (kstat_named_t), KSTAT_FLAG_VIRTUAL);
 	if (abd_ksp != NULL) {
-		abd_ksp->ks_data = &abd_stats;
-		kstat_install(abd_ksp);
-
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_ORDER; i++) {
 			snprintf(abd_stats.abdstat_scatter_orders[i].name,
 			    KSTAT_STRLEN, "scatter_order_%d", i);
 			abd_stats.abdstat_scatter_orders[i].data_type =
 			    KSTAT_DATA_UINT64;
 		}
+		abd_ksp->ks_data = &abd_stats;
+		kstat_install(abd_ksp);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/dbuf.c b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
index d460f9922a..15a8641b93 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dbuf.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dbuf.c
@@ -850,10 +850,6 @@ retry:
 	    KSTAT_TYPE_NAMED, sizeof (dbuf_stats) / sizeof (kstat_named_t),
 	    KSTAT_FLAG_VIRTUAL);
 	if (dbuf_ksp != NULL) {
-		dbuf_ksp->ks_data = &dbuf_stats;
-		dbuf_ksp->ks_update = dbuf_kstat_update;
-		kstat_install(dbuf_ksp);
-
 		for (i = 0; i < DN_MAX_LEVELS; i++) {
 			snprintf(dbuf_stats.cache_levels[i].name,
 			    KSTAT_STRLEN, "cache_level_%d", i);
@@ -864,6 +860,9 @@ retry:
 			dbuf_stats.cache_levels_bytes[i].data_type =
 			    KSTAT_DATA_UINT64;
 		}
+		dbuf_ksp->ks_data = &dbuf_stats;
+		dbuf_ksp->ks_update = dbuf_kstat_update;
+		kstat_install(dbuf_ksp);
 	}
 }