diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 337ee1cb09ae..381b4394731f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct nvmet_fc_tgt_queue {
 	struct workqueue_struct		*work_q;
 	struct kref			ref;
 	/* array of fcp_iods */
-	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod		fod[] __counted_by(sqsize);
+	struct nvmet_fc_fcp_iod		fod[] /* __counted_by(sqsize) */;
 } __aligned(sizeof(unsigned long long));
 
 struct nvmet_fc_hostport {