diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 5c7d091b3925..e9ca4726a732 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3948,7 +3948,7 @@ struct cfg80211_pmsr_request {
 
 	struct list_head list;
 
-	struct cfg80211_pmsr_request_peer peers[];
+	struct cfg80211_pmsr_request_peer peers[] __counted_by(n_peers);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/wireless/pmsr.c b/net/wireless/pmsr.c
index 77000a264855..9611aa0bd051 100644
--- a/net/wireless/pmsr.c
+++ b/net/wireless/pmsr.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ int nl80211_pmsr_start(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	req = kzalloc(struct_size(req, peers, count), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	req->n_peers = count;
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_TIMEOUT])
 		req->timeout = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_TIMEOUT]);
@@ -321,8 +322,6 @@ int nl80211_pmsr_start(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			goto out_err;
 		idx++;
 	}
-
-	req->n_peers = count;
 	req->cookie = cfg80211_assign_cookie(rdev);
 	req->nl_portid = info->snd_portid;