diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index cb4c1eb7778e..59e4028e833d 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@
     __asm__ ("" : "=r"(__ptr) : "0"(ptr));		\
     (typeof(ptr)) (__ptr + (off)); })
 
+#ifdef __CHECKER__
+#define __must_be_array(arr) 0
+#else
 /* &a[0] degrades to a pointer: a different type from an array */
 #define __must_be_array(a) BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__same_type((a), &(a)[0]))
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Force always-inline if the user requests it so via the .config,