diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part.h b/sys/geom/part/g_part.h
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part.h
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part.h
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@
 struct g_part_scheme {
 	KOBJ_CLASS_FIELDS;
 	size_t		gps_entrysz;
-	int		gps_minent;
-	int		gps_maxent;
+	int		gps_minent;		/* Minimum number of entries possible */
+	int		gps_defent;		/* Default number of entries to create */
+	int		gps_maxent;		/* Maximum number of entries possible */
 	int		gps_bootcodesz;
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(g_part_scheme) scheme_list;
 };
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@
 	table->gpt_gp = gp;
 	table->gpt_scheme = gpp->gpp_scheme;
 	table->gpt_entries = (gpp->gpp_parms & G_PART_PARM_ENTRIES) ?
-	    gpp->gpp_entries : scheme->gps_minent;
+	    gpp->gpp_entries : scheme->gps_defent;
 	LIST_INIT(&table->gpt_entry);
 	if (null == NULL) {
 		cp = g_new_consumer(gp);
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_apm.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_apm.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_apm.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_apm.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 	sizeof(struct g_part_apm_table),
 	.gps_entrysz = sizeof(struct g_part_apm_entry),
 	.gps_minent = 16,
+	.gps_defent = 16,
 	.gps_maxent = 4096,
 };
 G_PART_SCHEME_DECLARE(g_part_apm);
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	sizeof(struct g_part_bsd_table),
 	.gps_entrysz = sizeof(struct g_part_bsd_entry),
 	.gps_minent = 8,
+	.gps_defent = 8,
 	.gps_maxent = 20,	/* Only 22 entries fit in 512 byte sectors */
 	.gps_bootcodesz = BBSIZE,
 };
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd64.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd64.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd64.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_bsd64.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 	sizeof(struct g_part_bsd64_table),
 	.gps_entrysz = sizeof(struct g_part_bsd64_entry),
 	.gps_minent = MAXPARTITIONS64,
+	.gps_defent = MAXPARTITIONS64,
 	.gps_maxent = MAXPARTITIONS64
 };
 G_PART_SCHEME_DECLARE(g_part_bsd64);
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 	sizeof(struct g_part_ebr_table),
 	.gps_entrysz = sizeof(struct g_part_ebr_entry),
 	.gps_minent = 1,
+	.gps_defent = 1,
 	.gps_maxent = INT_MAX,
 };
 G_PART_SCHEME_DECLARE(g_part_ebr);
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_gpt.c
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
 	g_part_gpt_methods,
 	sizeof(struct g_part_gpt_table),
 	.gps_entrysz = sizeof(struct g_part_gpt_entry),
-	.gps_minent = 128,
+	.gps_minent = 1,
+	.gps_defent = 128,
 	.gps_maxent = 4096,
 	.gps_bootcodesz = MBRSIZE,
 };
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 	sizeof(struct g_part_mbr_table),
 	.gps_entrysz = sizeof(struct g_part_mbr_entry),
 	.gps_minent = NDOSPART,
+	.gps_defent = NDOSPART,
 	.gps_maxent = NDOSPART,
 	.gps_bootcodesz = MBRSIZE,
 };