diff --git a/fs/udf/dir.c b/fs/udf/dir.c
index c19dba45aa20..70abdfad2df1 100644
--- a/fs/udf/dir.c
+++ b/fs/udf/dir.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "udf_i.h"
 #include "udf_sb.h"
 
-
 static int udf_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct inode *dir = file_inode(file);
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ static int udf_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		lfi = cfi.lengthFileIdent;
 
 		if (fibh.sbh == fibh.ebh) {
-			nameptr = fi->fileIdent + liu;
+			nameptr = udf_get_fi_ident(fi);
 		} else {
 			int poffset;	/* Unpaded ending offset */
 
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ static int udf_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 					}
 				}
 				nameptr = copy_name;
-				memcpy(nameptr, fi->fileIdent + liu,
+				memcpy(nameptr, udf_get_fi_ident(fi),
 				       lfi - poffset);
 				memcpy(nameptr + lfi - poffset,
 				       fibh.ebh->b_data, poffset);
diff --git a/fs/udf/ecma_167.h b/fs/udf/ecma_167.h
index c6bea5c9841a..de17a97e8667 100644
--- a/fs/udf/ecma_167.h
+++ b/fs/udf/ecma_167.h
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ struct fileIdentDesc {
 	uint8_t		lengthFileIdent;
 	struct long_ad	icb;
 	__le16		lengthOfImpUse;
-	uint8_t		impUse[0];
-	uint8_t		fileIdent[0];
-	uint8_t		padding[0];
+	uint8_t		impUse[];
+	/* uint8_t	fileIdent[]; */
+	/* uint8_t	padding[]; */
 } __packed;
 
 /* File Characteristics (ECMA 167r3 4/14.4.3) */
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 4917670860a0..1d6b7a50736b 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@ struct buffer_head *udf_expand_dir_adinicb(struct inode *inode,
 		dfibh.eoffset += (sfibh.eoffset - sfibh.soffset);
 		dfi = (struct fileIdentDesc *)(dbh->b_data + dfibh.soffset);
 		if (udf_write_fi(inode, sfi, dfi, &dfibh, sfi->impUse,
-				 sfi->fileIdent +
-					le16_to_cpu(sfi->lengthOfImpUse))) {
+				 udf_get_fi_ident(sfi))) {
 			iinfo->i_alloc_type = ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB;
 			brelse(dbh);
 			return NULL;
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 7c7c9bbbfa57..caeef08efed2 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -74,12 +74,11 @@ int udf_write_fi(struct inode *inode, struct fileIdentDesc *cfi,
 
 	if (fileident) {
 		if (adinicb || (offset + lfi < 0)) {
-			memcpy((uint8_t *)sfi->fileIdent + liu, fileident, lfi);
+			memcpy(udf_get_fi_ident(sfi), fileident, lfi);
 		} else if (offset >= 0) {
 			memcpy(fibh->ebh->b_data + offset, fileident, lfi);
 		} else {
-			memcpy((uint8_t *)sfi->fileIdent + liu, fileident,
-				-offset);
+			memcpy(udf_get_fi_ident(sfi), fileident, -offset);
 			memcpy(fibh->ebh->b_data, fileident - offset,
 				lfi + offset);
 		}
@@ -88,11 +87,11 @@ int udf_write_fi(struct inode *inode, struct fileIdentDesc *cfi,
 	offset += lfi;
 
 	if (adinicb || (offset + padlen < 0)) {
-		memset((uint8_t *)sfi->padding + liu + lfi, 0x00, padlen);
+		memset(udf_get_fi_ident(sfi) + lfi, 0x00, padlen);
 	} else if (offset >= 0) {
 		memset(fibh->ebh->b_data + offset, 0x00, padlen);
 	} else {
-		memset((uint8_t *)sfi->padding + liu + lfi, 0x00, -offset);
+		memset(udf_get_fi_ident(sfi) + lfi, 0x00, -offset);
 		memset(fibh->ebh->b_data, 0x00, padlen + offset);
 	}
 
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ static struct fileIdentDesc *udf_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
 		lfi = cfi->lengthFileIdent;
 
 		if (fibh->sbh == fibh->ebh) {
-			nameptr = fi->fileIdent + liu;
+			nameptr = udf_get_fi_ident(fi);
 		} else {
 			int poffset;	/* Unpaded ending offset */
 
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ static struct fileIdentDesc *udf_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
 					}
 				}
 				nameptr = copy_name;
-				memcpy(nameptr, fi->fileIdent + liu,
+				memcpy(nameptr, udf_get_fi_ident(fi),
 					lfi - poffset);
 				memcpy(nameptr + lfi - poffset,
 					fibh->ebh->b_data, poffset);
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index 9dd0814f1077..7e258f15b8ef 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ static inline unsigned int udf_dir_entry_len(struct fileIdentDesc *cfi)
 		le16_to_cpu(cfi->lengthOfImpUse) + cfi->lengthFileIdent,
 		UDF_NAME_PAD);
 }
+static inline uint8_t *udf_get_fi_ident(struct fileIdentDesc *fi)
+{
+	return ((uint8_t *)(fi + 1)) + le16_to_cpu(fi->lengthOfImpUse);
+}
 
 /* file.c */
 extern long udf_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);