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diff --git a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
index 381dcba7f42..b9b9aa750a8 100755
--- a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_c_gen.py
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ class CField(Field):
         return "vapi_type_%s" % self.name
 
     def get_c_def(self):
-        if self.len is not None:
-            return "%s %s[%d];" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name, self.len)
+        if self.type.get_c_name() == 'vl_api_string_t':
+            if self.len:
+                return "u8 %s[%d];" % (self.name, self.len)
+            else:
+                return "vl_api_string_t %s;" % (self.name)
         else:
-            return "%s %s;" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name)
+            if self.len is not None:
+                return "%s %s[%d];" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name, self.len)
+            else:
+                return "%s %s;" % (self.type.get_c_name(), self.name)
 
     def get_swap_to_be_code(self, struct, var):
         if self.len is not None: