diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
index 48241317a53545ce7c46e40c9a60aafbcf301650..0db41fa4a9a64e152acfac728573e581acf85ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_attr {
 	} lag;
 	/* keep this union last */
 	union {
-		struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr esw_attr[0];
-		struct mlx5_nic_flow_attr nic_attr[0];
+		DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr, esw_attr);
+		DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct mlx5_nic_flow_attr, nic_attr);
 	};
 };