diff --git a/smb2pdu.c b/smb2pdu.c
index 79c155418..de7a1abb1 100644
--- a/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4563,7 +4563,7 @@ static int smb2_get_ea(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 		if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN))
 			name_len -= XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN;
 
-		ptr = (char *)(&eainfo->name + name_len + 1);
+		ptr = eainfo->name + name_len + 1;
 		buf_free_len -= (offsetof(struct smb2_ea_info, name) +
 				name_len + 1);
 		/* bailout if xattr can't fit in buf_free_len */
diff --git a/smb2pdu.h b/smb2pdu.h
index b0b9cbbf4..1ad06336a 100644
--- a/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/smb2pdu.h
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ struct smb2_ea_info {
 	__u8   Flags;
 	__u8   EaNameLength;
 	__le16 EaValueLength;
-	char name[1];
+	char name[];
 	/* optionally followed by value */
 } __packed; /* level 15 Query */