diff --git a/recipes-extended/xen/xen-tools.inc b/recipes-extended/xen/xen-tools.inc
index 3560e798..e939c459 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/xen/xen-tools.inc
+++ b/recipes-extended/xen/xen-tools.inc
@@ -725,9 +725,12 @@ do_configure() {
     do_configure_common
 }
 
+# Workaround when compiling with gcc-11
+EXTRA_CFLAGS_XEN_TOOLS_append = " -Wno-vla-parameter"
+
 do_compile() {
     cd ${S}
-    oe_runmake tools PYTHON="${PYTHON}"
+    oe_runmake tools EXTRA_CFLAGS_XEN_TOOLS="${EXTRA_CFLAGS_XEN_TOOLS}" PYTHON="${PYTHON}"
 }
 
 do_install() {