diff --git a/src/JudySL/JudySL.c b/src/JudySL/JudySL.c
index d7314a7..6252bab 100644
--- a/src/JudySL/JudySL.c
+++ b/src/JudySL/JudySL.c
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@
 typedef struct SHORCUTLEAF
 {
     Pvoid_t   scl_Pvalue;               // callers value area.
-    uint8_t   scl_Index[WORDSIZE];      // base Index string.
+    uint8_t   scl_Index[];              // base Index string.
 } scl_t  , *Pscl_t;
 
 // overhead of the scl_Pvalue only, the scl_Index is calculate elsewhere
 
-#define STRUCTOVD       (sizeof(scl_t) - WORDSIZE)
+#define STRUCTOVD       (sizeof(scl_t))
 
 // How big to malloc a shortcut leaf; stringlen should already include the
 // trailing null char: