diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 01afd89e..93e4b346 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -7660,6 +7660,10 @@ static void decl_initializer(init_params *p, CType *type, unsigned long c, int f
             }
 
 	    len = 0;
+            /* GNU extension: if the initializer is empty for a flex array,
+               it's size is zero.  We won't enter the loop, so set the size
+               now.  */
+            decl_design_flex(p, s, len);
 	    while (tok != '}' || (flags & DIF_HAVE_ELEM)) {
 		len = decl_designator(p, type, c, &f, flags, len);
 		flags &= ~DIF_HAVE_ELEM;
diff --git a/tests/tests2/80_flexarray.c b/tests/tests2/80_flexarray.c
index 1fc1a60a..864d4298 100644
--- a/tests/tests2/80_flexarray.c
+++ b/tests/tests2/80_flexarray.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ int f1int (void) {
     struct wint q = {"bugs"};
     return !s[0];
 }
+int empty[] = {}; // GNU extension
 int main (void) {
    char s[9]="nonono";
    static struct wchar q = {"bugs", {'c'}};