diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c
index 13ef162cf066..a8b9fee4d62a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/pwrseq_simple.c
@@ -40,14 +40,18 @@ static void mmc_pwrseq_simple_set_gpios_value(struct mmc_pwrseq_simple *pwrseq,
 	struct gpio_descs *reset_gpios = pwrseq->reset_gpios;
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(reset_gpios)) {
-		int i;
-		int values[reset_gpios->ndescs];
+		int i, *values;
+		int nvalues = reset_gpios->ndescs;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < reset_gpios->ndescs; i++)
+		values = kmalloc_array(nvalues, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!values)
+			return;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nvalues; i++)
 			values[i] = value;
 
-		gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(
-			reset_gpios->ndescs, reset_gpios->desc, values);
+		gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(nvalues, reset_gpios->desc, values);
+		kfree(values);
 	}
 }