diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
index f7f6f5567ae..1583122e944 100644
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ g_part_new_provider(struct g_geom *gp, struct g_part_table *table,
 	entry->gpe_pp->stripeoffset = pp->stripeoffset + entry->gpe_offset;
 	if (pp->stripesize > 0)
 		entry->gpe_pp->stripeoffset %= pp->stripesize;
+	entry->gpe_pp->flags |= pp->flags & G_PF_ACCEPT_UNMAPPED;
 	g_error_provider(entry->gpe_pp, 0);
 }