diff --git a/include/linux/sctp.h b/include/linux/sctp.h
index d182e8c41985..836a7e200f39 100644
--- a/include/linux/sctp.h
+++ b/include/linux/sctp.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ struct sctp_datahdr {
 	__be16 stream;
 	__be16 ssn;
 	__u32 ppid;
-	__u8  payload[];
+	/* __u8  payload[]; */
 };
 
 struct sctp_data_chunk {