diff --git a/gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c b/gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c
index ecb32c70172..ccf9e4ccf0b 100644
--- a/gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c
+++ b/gcc/c-family/c-attribs.c
@@ -5043,16 +5043,25 @@ build_attr_access_from_parms (tree parms, bool skip_voidptr)
       /* Create the attribute access string from the arg spec string,
 	 optionally followed by position of the VLA bound argument if
 	 it is one.  */
-      char specbuf[80];
-      int len = snprintf (specbuf, sizeof specbuf, "%c%u%s",
-			  attr_access::mode_chars[access_deferred],
-			  argpos, s);
-      gcc_assert ((size_t) len < sizeof specbuf);
+      {
+	size_t specend = spec.length ();
+	if (!specend)
+	  {
+	    spec = '+';
+	    specend = 1;
+	  }
 
-      if (!spec.length ())
-	spec += '+';
-
-      spec += specbuf;
+	/* Format the access string in place.  */
+	int len = snprintf (NULL, 0, "%c%u%s",
+			    attr_access::mode_chars[access_deferred],
+			    argpos, s);
+	spec.resize (specend + len + 1);
+	sprintf (&spec[specend], "%c%u%s",
+		 attr_access::mode_chars[access_deferred],
+		 argpos, s);
+	/* Trim the trailing NUL.  */
+	spec.resize (specend + len);
+      }
 
       /* The (optional) list of expressions denoting the VLA bounds
 	 N in ARGTYPE <arg>[Ni]...[Nj]...[Nk].  */
@@ -5077,8 +5086,13 @@ build_attr_access_from_parms (tree parms, bool skip_voidptr)
 		{
 		  /* BOUND previously seen in the parameter list.  */
 		  TREE_PURPOSE (vb) = size_int (*psizpos);
-		  sprintf (specbuf, "$%u", *psizpos);
-		  spec += specbuf;
+		  /* Format the position string in place.  */
+		  int len = snprintf (NULL, 0, "$%u", *psizpos);
+		  size_t specend = spec.length ();
+		  spec.resize (specend + len + 1);
+		  sprintf (&spec[specend], "$%u", *psizpos);
+		  /* Trim the trailing NUL.  */
+		  spec.resize (specend + len);
 		}
 	      else
 		{
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr100619.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr100619.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5df02bdb820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr100619.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* PR c/100619 - ICE on a VLA parameter with too many dimensions
+   { dg-do compile }
+   { dg-options "-Wall" } */
+
+extern int n;
+
+#define A10     [n][n][n][n][n][n][n][n][n][n]
+#define A100    A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10
+#define A1000   A100 A100 A100 A100 A100 A100 A100 A100 A100 A100 A100
+
+void f10 (int A10);
+void f10 (int A10);
+
+void f100 (int A100);
+void f100 (int A100);
+
+void f1000 (int A1000);
+void f1000 (int A1000);
+
+void fx_1000 (int [ ]A1000);
+void fx_1000 (int [1]A1000);        // { dg-warning "-Warray-parameter" }
+
+void fn_1000 (int [n    ]A1000);
+void fn_1000 (int [n + 1]A1000);    // { dg-warning "-Wvla-parameter" }