diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumpw/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumpw/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
index 0c6788a10f6..10617bcf605 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumpw/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dcusumpw/benchmark/c/benchmark.length.c
@@ -96,11 +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 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;
@@ -118,16 +121,28 @@ 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;
 }
 
+/**
+* Runs a benchmark.
+*
+* @param iterations   number of iterations
+* @param len          array length
+* @return elapsed time in seconds
+*/
 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;
@@ -145,6 +160,8 @@ 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;
 }