diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ddot/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ddot/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
index 49675328c1da..d18ec346a9fb 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ddot/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ddot/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ 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 z;
 	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 ] = ( rand_double()*20000.0 ) - 10000.0;
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ static double benchmark1( int iterations, int len ) {
 	if ( z != z ) {
 		printf( "should not return NaN\n" );
 	}
+	free( x );
+	free( y );
 	return elapsed;
 }
 
@@ -131,12 +135,14 @@ 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 z;
 	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 ] = ( rand_double()*20000.0 ) - 10000.0;
@@ -154,6 +160,8 @@ static double benchmark2( int iterations, int len ) {
 	if ( z != z ) {
 		printf( "should not return NaN\n" );
 	}
+	free( x );
+	free( y );
 	return elapsed;
 }