1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19948e556941..f1760e8db573 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -804,6 +804,9 @@ NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 # warn about C99 declaration after statement
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
 
+# Variable Length Arrays (VLAs) should not be used anywhere in the kernel
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wvla)
+
 # disable pointer signed / unsigned warnings in gcc 4.0
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, pointer-sign)