diff --git a/Source/DataStructureAndEncodingDefinition/gdcmElement.h b/Source/DataStructureAndEncodingDefinition/gdcmElement.h
index 54e3796..9e8f176 100644
--- a/Source/DataStructureAndEncodingDefinition/gdcmElement.h
+++ b/Source/DataStructureAndEncodingDefinition/gdcmElement.h
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ template<>
 class Element<VR::AS, VM::VM5>
 {
 public:
-  char Internal[VMToLength<VM::VM5>::Length];
+  char Internal[VMToLength<VM::VM5>::Length * sizeof( VRToType<VR::AS>::Type )];
   void Print(std::ostream &_os) const {
     _os << Internal;
     }