diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/ml/ml_kem.c b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/ml/ml_kem.c
index 22cf30518..409b58084 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/ml/ml_kem.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/ml/ml_kem.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void sample_poly_cbd(private_key_exchange_t *this, uint8_t eta,
 	const int len = 64 * eta;
 
 	chunk_t seed = chunk_alloca(ML_KEM_SEED_LEN+1);
-	uint8_t sample_seed[len] = {};
+	uint8_t sample_seed[len];
 	uint32_t t, b;
 	uint16_t x, y;
 	int i, j;