diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index b0715a441..176b32f0f 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -1459,6 +1459,20 @@
 #   stats = ["MAIN.cache_hit", "MAIN.cache_miss", "MAIN.uptime"]
 
 
+# # Read metrics of ZFS from arcstats, zfetchstats, vdev_cache_stats, and pools
+# [[inputs.zfs]]
+#   ## ZFS kstat path. Ignored on FreeBSD
+#   ## If not specified, then default is:
+#   # kstatPath = "/proc/spl/kstat/zfs"
+#
+#   ## By default, telegraf gather all zfs stats
+#   ## If not specified, then default is:
+#   # kstatMetrics = ["arcstats", "zfetchstats", "vdev_cache_stats"]
+#
+#   ## By default, don't gather zpool stats
+#   # poolMetrics = false
+
+
 # # Reads 'mntr' stats from one or many zookeeper servers
 # [[inputs.zookeeper]]
 #   ## An array of address to gather stats about. Specify an ip or hostname
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go b/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f6ad3ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/zfs/zfs_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// +build !linux !freebsd
+
+package zfs
+
+import (
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
+)
+
+func (z *Zfs) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	inputs.Add("zfs", func() telegraf.Input {
+		return &Zfs{}
+	})
+}