diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumors/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumors/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
index 61ceb5edb2d1..499ce066b81f 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumors/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumors/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ static double rand_double( void ) {
 */
 static double benchmark1( int iterations, int len ) {
 	double elapsed;
-	double x[ len ];
-	double y[ len ];
+	double *x;
+	double *y;
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
+	x = (double *) malloc( len * sizeof( double ) );
+	y = (double *) malloc( len * sizeof( double ) );
 	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
 		x[ i ] = ( rand_double() * 20000.0 ) - 10000.0;
 		y[ i ] = 0.0;
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ static double benchmark1( int iterations, int len ) {
 	if ( y[ len-1 ] != y[ len-1 ] ) {
 		printf( "should not return NaN\n" );
 	}
+	free( x );
+	free( y );
 	return elapsed;
 }
 
@@ -130,11 +134,13 @@ static double benchmark1( int iterations, int len ) {
 */
 static double benchmark2( int iterations, int len ) {
 	double elapsed;
-	double x[ len ];
-	double y[ len ];
+	double *x;
+	double *y;
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
+	x = (double *) malloc( len * sizeof( double ) );
+	y = (double *) malloc( len * sizeof( double ) );
 	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
 		x[ i ] = ( rand_double() * 20000.0 ) - 10000.0;
 		y[ i ] = 0.0;
@@ -152,6 +158,8 @@ static double benchmark2( int iterations, int len ) {
 	if ( y[ len-1 ] != y[ len-1 ] ) {
 		printf( "should not return NaN\n" );
 	}
+	free( x );
+	free( y );
 	return elapsed;
 }