diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_if.m b/sys/geom/part/g_part_if.m
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_if.m
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_if.m
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@
 	{
 		return (ENOIOCTL);
 	}
+
+	static int
+	default_getattr(struct g_part_table *table __unused,
+	    struct g_part_entry *entry __unused, struct bio *bp __unused)
+	{
+		return (ENOIOCTL);
+	}
 };
 
 # add() - scheme specific processing for the add verb.
@@ -259,3 +266,10 @@
 	struct g_part_table *table;
 	struct g_consumer *cp;
 };
+
+# getattr() - get the specified attribute, if any
+METHOD int getattr {
+	struct g_part_table *table;
+	struct g_part_entry *entry;
+	struct bio *bp;
+} DEFAULT default_getattr;