diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/benchmark.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/benchmark.c
index 53f8041943d7..babc392f43f6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/benchmark.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/benchmark.c
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ static uint8_t mul( const uint8_t x, const uint8_t y ) {
 * @return elapsed time in seconds
 */
 static double benchmark( void ) {
-	uint8_t x[ 100 ];
+	uint8_t *x;
 	double elapsed;
 	uint8_t y;
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
+	x = (uint8_t *) malloc( 100 * sizeof( uint8_t ) );
 	for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
 		x[ i ] = (uint8_t)( 2.0*rand_double() ) + 10;
 	}
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ static double benchmark( void ) {
 	if ( y > 100 ) {
 		printf( "unexpected result\n" );
 	}
+	free( x );
 	return elapsed;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c
index 02797d544f45..48e3b39b2670 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/uint8/base/mul/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ static double rand_double( void ) {
 * @return elapsed time in seconds
 */
 static double benchmark( void ) {
-	uint8_t x[ 100 ];
+	uint8_t *x;
 	double elapsed;
 	uint8_t y;
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
+	x = (uint8_t *) malloc( 100 * sizeof( uint8_t ) );
 	for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
 		x[ i ] = (uint8_t)( 2.0*rand_double() ) + 10;
 	}
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ static double benchmark( void ) {
 	if ( y > 100 ) {
 		printf( "unexpected value\n" );
 	}
+	free( x );
 	return elapsed;
 }