diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 636e9e11bd5f..e3f73fd1d53a 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct nf_conn {
 	possible_net_t ct_net;
 
 	/* all members below initialized via memset */
-	u8 __nfct_init_offset[0];
+	struct { } __nfct_init_offset;
 
 	/* If we were expected by an expectation, this will be it */
 	struct nf_conn *master;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index de0aad12b91d..e58516274e86 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -898,9 +898,9 @@ __nf_conntrack_alloc(struct net *net,
 	/* Don't set timer yet: wait for confirmation */
 	setup_timer(&ct->timeout, death_by_timeout, (unsigned long)ct);
 	write_pnet(&ct->ct_net, net);
-	memset(&ct->__nfct_init_offset[0], 0,
+	memset(&ct->__nfct_init_offset, 0,
 	       offsetof(struct nf_conn, proto) -
-	       offsetof(struct nf_conn, __nfct_init_offset[0]));
+	       offsetof(struct nf_conn, __nfct_init_offset));
 
 	if (zone && nf_ct_zone_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC, zone) < 0)
 		goto out_free;