diff --git a/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_retire.c b/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_retire.c
index 1ef5c631a438..bf8e322cdf33 100644
--- a/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_retire.c
+++ b/cmd/zed/agents/zfs_retire.c
@@ -445,9 +445,10 @@ zfs_retire_recv(fmd_hdl_t *hdl, fmd_event_t *ep, nvlist_t *nvl,
 		 * its a loopback event from spa_async_remove(). Just
 		 * ignore it.
 		 */
-		if (vs->vs_state == VDEV_STATE_REMOVED &&
-		    state == VDEV_STATE_REMOVED)
+		if ((vs->vs_state == VDEV_STATE_REMOVED && state ==
+		    VDEV_STATE_REMOVED) || vs->vs_state == VDEV_STATE_OFFLINE) {
 			return;
+		}
 
 		/* Remove the vdev since device is unplugged */
 		int remove_status = 0;