diff --git a/sys/mips/cavium/octeon_ebt3000_cf.c b/sys/mips/cavium/octeon_ebt3000_cf.c
index 8d2b9edcd3dc..987d9b4a1fd7 100644
--- a/sys/mips/cavium/octeon_ebt3000_cf.c
+++ b/sys/mips/cavium/octeon_ebt3000_cf.c
@@ -682,7 +682,8 @@ static void cf_attach_geom (void *arg, int flag)
 	cf_priv = (struct cf_priv *) arg;
 	cf_priv->cf_geom = g_new_geomf(&g_cf_class, "cf%d", device_get_unit(cf_priv->dev));
 	cf_priv->cf_geom->softc = cf_priv;
-	cf_priv->cf_provider = g_new_providerf(cf_priv->cf_geom, cf_priv->cf_geom->name);
+	cf_priv->cf_provider = g_new_providerf(cf_priv->cf_geom, "%s",
+	    cf_priv->cf_geom->name);
 	cf_priv->cf_provider->sectorsize = cf_priv->drive_param.sector_size;
 	cf_priv->cf_provider->mediasize = cf_priv->drive_param.nr_sectors * cf_priv->cf_provider->sectorsize;
         g_error_provider(cf_priv->cf_provider, 0);