diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c
index 85b8a8a9e6d9..c7657f845b57 100644
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_ebr.c
@@ -333,9 +333,10 @@ g_part_ebr_dumpto(struct g_part_table *table, struct g_part_entry *baseentry)
 {
 	struct g_part_ebr_entry *entry;
 
-	/* Allow dumping to a FreeBSD partition only. */
+	/* Allow dumping to a FreeBSD partition or Linux swap partition only. */
 	entry = (struct g_part_ebr_entry *)baseentry;
-	return ((entry->ent.dp_typ == DOSPTYP_386BSD) ? 1 : 0);
+	return ((entry->ent.dp_typ == DOSPTYP_386BSD ||
+	    entry->ent.dp_typ == DOSPTYP_LINSWP) ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
 #if defined(GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT)
diff --git a/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c b/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c
index bebdfee44203..5e73ee0f7997 100644
--- a/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c
+++ b/sys/geom/part/g_part_mbr.c
@@ -304,9 +304,10 @@ g_part_mbr_dumpto(struct g_part_table *table, struct g_part_entry *baseentry)
 {
 	struct g_part_mbr_entry *entry;
 
-	/* Allow dumping to a FreeBSD partition only. */
+	/* Allow dumping to a FreeBSD partition or Linux swap partition only. */
 	entry = (struct g_part_mbr_entry *)baseentry;
-	return ((entry->ent.dp_typ == DOSPTYP_386BSD) ? 1 : 0);
+	return ((entry->ent.dp_typ == DOSPTYP_386BSD ||
+	    entry->ent.dp_typ == DOSPTYP_LINSWP) ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
 static int