diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index e867c17d3f84..85a5b306733b 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct audit_chunk {
 		struct list_head list;
 		struct audit_tree *owner;
 		unsigned index;		/* index; upper bit indicates 'will prune' */
-	} owners[];
+	} owners[] __counted_by(count);
 };
 
 struct audit_tree_mark {