diff --git a/include/linux/fortify-string.h b/include/linux/fortify-string.h
index 7e0f340bf36349..0d99bf11d260a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fortify-string.h
+++ b/include/linux/fortify-string.h
@@ -601,11 +601,7 @@ __FORTIFY_INLINE bool fortify_memcpy_chk(__kernel_size_t size,
 	/*
 	 * Warn when writing beyond destination field size.
 	 *
-	 * We must ignore p_size_field == 0 for existing 0-element
-	 * fake flexible arrays, until they are all converted to
-	 * proper flexible arrays.
-	 *
-	 * The implementation of __builtin_*object_size() behaves
+	 * Note the implementation of __builtin_*object_size() behaves
 	 * like sizeof() when not directly referencing a flexible
 	 * array member, which means there will be many bounds checks
 	 * that will appear at run-time, without a way for them to be
@@ -613,7 +609,7 @@ __FORTIFY_INLINE bool fortify_memcpy_chk(__kernel_size_t size,
 	 * is specifically the flexible array member).
 	 * https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101832
 	 */
-	if (p_size_field != 0 && p_size_field != SIZE_MAX &&
+	if (p_size_field != SIZE_MAX &&
 	    p_size != p_size_field && p_size_field < size)
 		return true;
 
diff --git a/lib/fortify_kunit.c b/lib/fortify_kunit.c
index f9cc467334ce3d..f0c64b9e9b469f 100644
--- a/lib/fortify_kunit.c
+++ b/lib/fortify_kunit.c
@@ -910,10 +910,9 @@ static void fortify_test_##memfunc(struct kunit *test)		\
 	memfunc(zero.buf, srcB, 0 + unconst);			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);	\
-	/* We currently explicitly ignore zero-sized dests. */	\
 	memfunc(zero.buf, srcB, 1 + unconst);			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);	\
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 1);	\
 }
 __fortify_test(memcpy)
 __fortify_test(memmove)