Index: usr.sbin/jail/config.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/jail/config.c
+++ usr.sbin/jail/config.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     [KP_IP6_ADDR] =		{"ip6.addr",		0},
 #endif
     [KP_JID] =			{"jid",			0},
-    [KP_NAME] =			{"name",		0},
+    [KP_NAME] =			{"name",		PF_IMMUTABLE},
     [KP_PATH] =			{"path",		0},
     [KP_PERSIST] =		{"persist",		0},
     [KP_SECURELEVEL] =		{"securelevel",		0},
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@
 				break;
 	if (dp != NULL) {
 		/* Found it - append or replace. */
+		if (dp->flags & PF_IMMUTABLE) {
+			jail_warnx(j, "cannot redefine variable \"%s\".",
+			    dp->name);
+			return;
+		}
 		if (strcmp(dp->name, name)) {
 			free(dp->name);
 			dp->name = estrdup(name);
Index: usr.sbin/jail/jailp.h
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/jail/jailp.h
+++ usr.sbin/jail/jailp.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #define PF_INT		0x20	/* Integer parameter */
 #define PF_CONV		0x40	/* Parameter duplicated in converted form */
 #define PF_REV		0x80	/* Run commands in reverse order on stopping */
+#define	PF_IMMUTABLE	0x100	/* Immutable parameter */
 
 #define JF_START	0x0001	/* -c */
 #define JF_SET		0x0002	/* -m */