diff --git a/lib/resFsLinux.py b/lib/resFsLinux.py
index 30dd30f747..aab426dc4b 100644
--- a/lib/resFsLinux.py
+++ b/lib/resFsLinux.py
@@ -353,7 +353,11 @@ def sub_devs(self):
             return set(btrfs_devs(self.mount_point))
         if self.fs_type == "zfs":
             from rcZfs import zpool_devs
-            return set(zpool_devs(self.device.split("/")[0], self.svc.node))
+            try:
+                return set(zpool_devs(self.device.split("/")[0], self.svc.node))
+            except Exception:
+                # deported zpool
+                return set()
 
         dev = self.realdev()
         if dev is None or dev.startswith("LABEL=") or dev.startswith("UUID="):