diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index f592fa5c..7b991932 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ endif
 		--disable-annotation-classless \
 		--disable-annotation-unknown \
 		--mlir-timing \
-		--lowering-options=emittedLineLength=2048,noAlwaysComb,disallowLocalVariables,verifLabels,locationInfoStyle=wrapInAtSquareBracket \
+		--lowering-options=emittedLineLength=2048,noAlwaysComb,disallowLocalVariables,disallowPackedArrays,verifLabels,locationInfoStyle=wrapInAtSquareBracket \
 		--repl-seq-mem \
 		--repl-seq-mem-file=$(MFC_SMEMS_CONF) \
 		--repl-seq-mem-circuit=$(MODEL) \