Index: sys/geom/gate/g_gate.c
===================================================================
--- sys/geom/gate/g_gate.c	(revision 220050)
+++ sys/geom/gate/g_gate.c	(working copy)
@@ -407,13 +407,14 @@ g_gate_create(struct g_gate_ctl_create *ggio)
 	for (unit = 0; unit < g_gate_maxunits; unit++) {
 		if (g_gate_units[unit] == NULL)
 			continue;
-		if (strcmp(name, g_gate_units[unit]->sc_provider->name) != 0)
+		if (strcmp(name, g_gate_units[unit]->sc_name) != 0)
 			continue;
 		mtx_unlock(&g_gate_units_lock);
 		mtx_destroy(&sc->sc_queue_mtx);
 		free(sc, M_GATE);
 		return (EEXIST);
 	}
+	sc->sc_name = name;
 	g_gate_units[sc->sc_unit] = sc;
 	g_gate_nunits++;
 	mtx_unlock(&g_gate_units_lock);
@@ -432,6 +433,9 @@ g_gate_create(struct g_gate_ctl_create *ggio)
 	sc->sc_provider = pp;
 	g_error_provider(pp, 0);
 	g_topology_unlock();
+	mtx_lock(&g_gate_units_lock);
+	sc->sc_name = sc->sc_provider->name;
+	mtx_unlock(&g_gate_units_lock);
 
 	if (sc->sc_timeout > 0) {
 		callout_reset(&sc->sc_callout, sc->sc_timeout * hz,
Index: sys/geom/gate/g_gate.h
===================================================================
--- sys/geom/gate/g_gate.h	(revision 220050)
+++ sys/geom/gate/g_gate.h	(working copy)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
  * 'P:' means 'Protected by'.
  */
 struct g_gate_softc {
+	char			*sc_name;		/* P: (read-only) */
 	int			 sc_unit;		/* P: (read-only) */
 	int			 sc_ref;		/* P: g_gate_list_mtx */
 	struct g_provider	*sc_provider;		/* P: (read-only) */
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ struct g_gate_softc {
 	LIST_ENTRY(g_gate_softc) sc_next;		/* P: g_gate_list_mtx */
 	char			 sc_info[G_GATE_INFOSIZE]; /* P: (read-only) */
 };
-#define	sc_name	sc_provider->geom->name
 
 #define	G_GATE_DEBUG(lvl, ...)	do {					\
 	if (g_gate_debug >= (lvl)) {					\