diff --git a/lib/libgeom/geom_xml2tree.c b/lib/libgeom/geom_xml2tree.c
index eb9a385254a3..24315cda8c25 100644
--- a/lib/libgeom/geom_xml2tree.c
+++ b/lib/libgeom/geom_xml2tree.c
@@ -55,56 +55,9 @@ struct mystate {
 	int			level;
 	struct sbuf		*sbuf[20];
 	struct gconf		*config;
-	unsigned		nident;
+	int			nident;
 };
 
-static void *
-internalize_ident(struct mystate *mt, const char *element, const char *str)
-{
-	struct gident *gip;
-	unsigned i;
-
-	if (mt->nident != 0 && mt->mesh->lg_ident == NULL) {
-		warn("Cannot continue due to previous memory exhaustion.");
-		return (NULL);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < mt->nident; i++) {
-		if (strcmp(mt->mesh->lg_ident[i].lg_id, str) != 0)
-			continue;
-		return ((void *)(uintptr_t)(i + 1));
-	}
-
-	i = mt->nident;
-	mt->nident++;
-	mt->mesh->lg_ident = reallocf(mt->mesh->lg_ident, (mt->nident + 1) * sizeof mt->mesh->lg_ident[0]);
-	if (mt->mesh->lg_ident == NULL) {
-		warn("Cannot allocate memory during processing of '%s' "
-		    "element for identifier '%s'", element, str);
-		return (NULL);
-	}
-
-	gip = &mt->mesh->lg_ident[i];
-	gip->lg_id = strdup(str);
-	if (gip->lg_id == NULL) {
-		free(mt->mesh->lg_ident);
-		mt->mesh->lg_ident = NULL;
-		warn("Cannot allocate memory during processing of '%s' "
-		    "element for identifier '%s'", element, str);
-		return (NULL);
-	}
-	gip->lg_ptr = NULL;
-	gip->lg_what = ISUNRESOLVED;
-
-	/* Terminator entry.  */
-	gip = &mt->mesh->lg_ident[i + 1];
-	gip->lg_id = NULL;
-	gip->lg_ptr = NULL;
-	gip->lg_what = ISUNRESOLVED;
-
-	return ((void *)(uintptr_t)(i + 1));
-}
-
 static void
 StartElement(void *userData, const char *name, const char **attr)
 {
@@ -120,9 +73,10 @@ StartElement(void *userData, const char *name, const char **attr)
 	ref = NULL;
 	for (i = 0; attr[i] != NULL; i += 2) {
 		if (!strcmp(attr[i], "id")) {
-			id = internalize_ident(mt, name, attr[i + 1]);
+			id = (void *)strtoul(attr[i + 1], NULL, 0);
+			mt->nident++;
 		} else if (!strcmp(attr[i], "ref")) {
-			ref = internalize_ident(mt, name, attr[i + 1]);
+			ref = (void *)strtoul(attr[i + 1], NULL, 0);
 		} else
 			printf("%*.*s[%s = %s]\n",
 			    mt->level + 1, mt->level + 1, "",
@@ -363,16 +317,11 @@ CharData(void *userData , const XML_Char *s , int len)
 struct gident *
 geom_lookupid(struct gmesh *gmp, const void *id)
 {
-	unsigned i;
+	struct gident *gip;
 
-	if (gmp->lg_ident == NULL)
-		return (NULL);
-
-	for (i = 0; gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id != NULL; i++) {
-		if (i + 1 != (unsigned)(uintptr_t)id)
-			continue;
-		return (&gmp->lg_ident[i]);
-	}
+	for (gip = gmp->lg_ident; gip->lg_id != NULL; gip++)
+		if (gip->lg_id == id)
+			return (gip);
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
@@ -385,7 +334,6 @@ geom_xml2tree(struct gmesh *gmp, char *p)
 	struct ggeom *ge;
 	struct gprovider *pr;
 	struct gconsumer *co;
-	struct gident *gip;
 	int i;
 
 	memset(gmp, 0, sizeof *gmp);
@@ -408,30 +356,33 @@ geom_xml2tree(struct gmesh *gmp, char *p)
 		free(mt);
 		return (-1);
 	}
-	if (gmp->lg_ident == NULL && mt->nident != 0) {
-		free(mt);
-		return (ENOMEM);
-	}
+	gmp->lg_ident = calloc(sizeof *gmp->lg_ident, mt->nident + 1);
 	free(mt);
+	if (gmp->lg_ident == NULL)
+		return (ENOMEM);
+	i = 0;
 	/* Collect all identifiers */
 	LIST_FOREACH(cl, &gmp->lg_class, lg_class) {
-		gip = geom_lookupid(gmp, cl->lg_id);
-		gip->lg_ptr = cl;
-		gip->lg_what = ISCLASS;
-
+		gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id = cl->lg_id;
+		gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_ptr = cl;
+		gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_what = ISCLASS;
+		i++;
 		LIST_FOREACH(ge, &cl->lg_geom, lg_geom) {
-			gip = geom_lookupid(gmp, ge->lg_id);
-			gip->lg_ptr = ge;
-			gip->lg_what = ISGEOM;
+			gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id = ge->lg_id;
+			gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_ptr = ge;
+			gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_what = ISGEOM;
+			i++;
 			LIST_FOREACH(pr, &ge->lg_provider, lg_provider) {
-				gip = geom_lookupid(gmp, pr->lg_id);
-				gip->lg_ptr = pr;
-				gip->lg_what = ISPROVIDER;
+				gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id = pr->lg_id;
+				gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_ptr = pr;
+				gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_what = ISPROVIDER;
+				i++;
 			}
 			LIST_FOREACH(co, &ge->lg_consumer, lg_consumer) {
-				gip = geom_lookupid(gmp, co->lg_id);
-				gip->lg_ptr = co;
-				gip->lg_what = ISCONSUMER;
+				gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id = co->lg_id;
+				gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_ptr = co;
+				gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_what = ISCONSUMER;
+				i++;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -498,10 +449,7 @@ geom_deletetree(struct gmesh *gmp)
 	struct ggeom *ge;
 	struct gprovider *pr;
 	struct gconsumer *co;
-	unsigned i;
 
-	for (i = 0; gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id != NULL; i++)
-		free(gmp->lg_ident[i].lg_id);
 	free(gmp->lg_ident);
 	gmp->lg_ident = NULL;
 	for (;;) {
diff --git a/lib/libgeom/libgeom.h b/lib/libgeom/libgeom.h
index 5a38021a12a3..c951f25babfe 100644
--- a/lib/libgeom/libgeom.h
+++ b/lib/libgeom/libgeom.h
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ struct gident {
 	enum {	ISCLASS,
 		ISGEOM,
 		ISPROVIDER,
-		ISCONSUMER,
-		ISUNRESOLVED }	lg_what;
+		ISCONSUMER }	lg_what;
 };
 
 struct gmesh {