diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index debd2c466f11..82a95125d9ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop_group_info {
 	   gateway:1, /* routes using the group use a gateway */
 	   is_resilient:1;
 	struct list_head list; /* member in nh_res_grp_list */
-	struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop nexthops[];
+	struct mlxsw_sp_nexthop nexthops[] __counted_by(count);
 };
 
 static struct mlxsw_sp_rif *