diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 98b7b1f4ee96aae168f494c7808d50582fa77eb0..9369a11fe7a9025310d9eb2886f40b040a51097b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue {
 	struct nvmet_cq			nvme_cq;
 	struct nvmet_sq			nvme_sq;
 	struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc	*assoc;
-	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod		*fod;		/* array of fcp_iods */
 	struct list_head		fod_list;
 	struct list_head		pending_cmd_list;
 	struct list_head		avail_defer_list;
 	struct workqueue_struct		*work_q;
 	struct kref			ref;
+	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod		fod[];		/* array of fcp_iods */
 } __aligned(sizeof(unsigned long long));
 
 struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc {
@@ -588,9 +588,7 @@ nvmet_fc_alloc_target_queue(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc *assoc,
 	if (qid > NVMET_NR_QUEUES)
 		return NULL;
 
-	queue = kzalloc((sizeof(*queue) +
-				(sizeof(struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod) * sqsize)),
-				GFP_KERNEL);
+	queue = kzalloc(struct_size(queue, fod, sqsize), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!queue)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -603,7 +601,6 @@ nvmet_fc_alloc_target_queue(struct nvmet_fc_tgt_assoc *assoc,
 	if (!queue->work_q)
 		goto out_a_put;
 
-	queue->fod = (struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod *)&queue[1];
 	queue->qid = qid;
 	queue->sqsize = sqsize;
 	queue->assoc = assoc;