diff --git a/include/net/nexthop.h b/include/net/nexthop.h
index 0b1172dbb334..dbd90e8fe9d6 100644
--- a/include/net/nexthop.h
+++ b/include/net/nexthop.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct nh_notifier_res_bucket_info {
 
 struct nh_notifier_res_table_info {
 	u16 num_nh_buckets;
-	struct nh_notifier_single_info nhs[];
+	struct nh_notifier_single_info nhs[] __counted_by(num_nh_buckets);
 };
 
 struct nh_notifier_info {