Index: sys/vm/swap_pager.c
===================================================================
--- sys/vm/swap_pager.c
+++ sys/vm/swap_pager.c
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@
 	bp->b_error = bp2->bio_error;
 	bufdone(bp);
 	mtx_lock(&sw_dev_mtx);
-	if ((--cp->index) == 0 && cp->private) {
+	if ((--cp->index) == 0) {
 		if (g_post_event(swapgeom_close_ev, cp, M_NOWAIT, NULL) == 0) {
 			sp = bp2->bio_caller1;
 			sp->sw_id = NULL;
@@ -2573,6 +2573,8 @@
 		bufdone(bp);
 		return;
 	}
+	KASSERT(cp->index,
+	    ("Reference count in swapgeom consumer impossibly zero."));
 	cp->index++;
 	mtx_unlock(&sw_dev_mtx);
 	if (bp->b_iocmd == BIO_WRITE)
@@ -2580,6 +2582,9 @@
 	else
 		bio = g_alloc_bio();
 	if (bio == NULL) {
+		mtx_lock(&sw_dev_mtx);
+		--cp->index;
+		mtx_unlock(&sw_dev_mtx);
 		bp->b_error = ENOMEM;
 		bp->b_ioflags |= BIO_ERROR;
 		bufdone(bp);
@@ -2619,7 +2624,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	cp->private = (void *)(uintptr_t)1;
+	--cp->index;	/* Drop reference we were created with */
 	destroy = ((sp != NULL) && (cp->index == 0));
 	if (destroy)
 		sp->sw_id = NULL;
@@ -2680,8 +2685,8 @@
 	if (gp == NULL)
 		gp = g_new_geomf(&g_swap_class, "swap");
 	cp = g_new_consumer(gp);
-	cp->index = 0;		/* Number of active I/Os. */
-	cp->private = NULL;	/* Orphanization flag */
+	cp->index = 1;		/* Number of active I/Os, plus one for being active. */
+	cp->flags |=  G_CF_DIRECT_SEND | G_CF_DIRECT_RECEIVE;
 	g_attach(cp, pp);
 	/*
 	 * XXX: Everytime you think you can improve the margin for