diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
index dd4d1a8b4c48..c50797237e87 100644
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static struct g_class g_part_class = {
 };
 
 DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(g_part_class, g_part);
+MODULE_VERSION(g_part, 0);
 
 /*
  * Support functions.
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part.h b/sys/geom/part/g_part.h
index eec4b501ac0a..35769789c5b0 100644
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part.h
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ int g_part_modevent(module_t, int, struct g_part_scheme *);
 	name##_modevent,					\
 	&name##_scheme						\
     };								\
-    DECLARE_MODULE(name, name##_mod, SI_SUB_DRIVERS, SI_ORDER_ANY)
+    DECLARE_MODULE(name, name##_mod, SI_SUB_DRIVERS, SI_ORDER_ANY); \
+    MODULE_DEPEND(name, g_part, 0, 0, 0)
 
 #endif /* !_GEOM_PART_H_ */