diff --git a/sys/geom/concat/g_concat.c b/sys/geom/concat/g_concat.c
index f64ae0ac243f..bb5b23288bbb 100644
--- a/sys/geom/concat/g_concat.c
+++ b/sys/geom/concat/g_concat.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ g_concat_remove_disk(struct g_concat_disk *disk)
 
 	disk->d_consumer = NULL;
 	if (sc->sc_provider != NULL) {
+		sc->sc_provider->flags |= G_PF_WITHER;
 		g_orphan_provider(sc->sc_provider, ENXIO);
 		sc->sc_provider = NULL;
 		G_CONCAT_DEBUG(0, "Device %s removed.", sc->sc_name);
diff --git a/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c b/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c
index 6fb8609e0cc1..3f66102c32bd 100644
--- a/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c
+++ b/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ g_stripe_remove_disk(struct g_consumer *cp)
 
 	sc->sc_disks[no] = NULL;
 	if (sc->sc_provider != NULL) {
+		sc->sc_provider->flags |= G_PF_WITHER;
 		g_orphan_provider(sc->sc_provider, ENXIO);
 		sc->sc_provider = NULL;
 		G_STRIPE_DEBUG(0, "Device %s removed.", sc->sc_name);