diff --git a/insserv/insserv.c b/insserv/insserv.c

index 5546c3b..e47f416 100644

--- a/insserv/insserv.c

+++ b/insserv/insserv.c

@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ char *myname = (char*)0;

 static void _logger (const char *restrict const fmt, va_list ap);

 static void _logger (const char *restrict const fmt, va_list ap)

 {

-    extension char buf[strlen(myname)+2+strlen(fmt)+1];

+    __extension__ char buf[strlen(myname)+2+strlen(fmt)+1];

     strcat(strcat(strcpy(buf, myname), ": "), fmt);

     vfprintf(stderr, buf, ap);

     return;

@@ -2715,7 +2715,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])

     DIR * initdir;

     struct dirent *d;

     struct stat st_script;

-    extension char * argr[argc];

+    __extension__ char * argr[argc];

     char * path = INITDIR;

     char * override_path = OVERRIDEDIR;

     char * insconf = INSCONF;