diff --git a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
index c2c37fb0a2286b..8d98d468b97618 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/rapl.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct rapl_pmu {
 struct rapl_pmus {
 	struct pmu		pmu;
 	unsigned int		maxdie;
-	struct rapl_pmu		*pmus[];
+	struct rapl_pmu		*pmus[] __counted_by(maxdie);
 };
 
 enum rapl_unit_quirk {