diff --git a/drivers/soc/ixp4xx/ixp4xx-npe.c b/drivers/soc/ixp4xx/ixp4xx-npe.c
index 58240e320c132fed982da17d62094ab7b1e896f2..5be9988f30ce970790a8f851e5945e3320feff00 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/ixp4xx/ixp4xx-npe.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/ixp4xx/ixp4xx-npe.c
@@ -519,15 +519,15 @@ int npe_load_firmware(struct npe *npe, const char *name, struct device *dev)
 		u32 id;
 		u32 size;
 		union {
-			u32 data[0];
-			struct dl_block blocks[0];
+			DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(u32, data);
+			DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct dl_block, blocks);
 		};
 	} *image;
 
 	struct dl_codeblock {
 		u32 npe_addr;
 		u32 size;
-		u32 data[0];
+		u32 data[];
 	} *cb;
 
 	int i, j, err, data_size, instr_size, blocks, table_end;