diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 9f972460e780..ac99b0458fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static inline void ixgbe_vf_reset_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 static int ixgbe_rcv_msg_from_vf(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	u32 mbx_size = IXGBE_VFMAILBOX_SIZE;
-	u32 msgbuf[mbx_size];
+	u32 msgbuf[IXGBE_VFMAILBOX_SIZE];
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	s32 retval;
 	int entries;