diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index f5b098e50bb1..d2d9dc52ac89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -2943,7 +2943,6 @@ static struct drm_property_blob *drm_property_create_blob(struct drm_device *dev
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	blob->data = (void *)((char *)blob + sizeof(struct drm_property_blob));
 	blob->length = length;
 
 	memcpy(blob->data, data, length);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 00f4007a6d04..53cb49a13e17 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ struct drm_property_blob {
 	struct drm_mode_object base;
 	struct list_head head;
 	unsigned int length;
-	void *data;
+	unsigned char data[];
 };
 
 struct drm_property_enum {