diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index d99a6f5c9a..90687b168a 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_map_prp(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeSg *sg, uint64_t prp1,
     len -= trans_len;
     if (len) {
         if (len > n->page_size) {
-            uint64_t prp_list[n->max_prp_ents];
+            g_autofree uint64_t *prp_list = g_new(uint64_t, n->max_prp_ents);
             uint32_t nents, prp_trans;
             int i = 0;