diff --git a/drivers/misc/enclosure.c b/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
index e9eae4a7840..1eac626e710 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static const char *const enclosure_status [] = {
 	[ENCLOSURE_STATUS_NOT_INSTALLED] = "not installed",
 	[ENCLOSURE_STATUS_UNKNOWN] = "unknown",
 	[ENCLOSURE_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE] = "unavailable",
+	[ENCLOSURE_STATUS_MAX] = NULL,
 };
 
 static const char *const enclosure_type [] = {
diff --git a/include/linux/enclosure.h b/include/linux/enclosure.h
index 90d1c218411..9a33c5f7e12 100644
--- a/include/linux/enclosure.h
+++ b/include/linux/enclosure.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ enum enclosure_status {
 	ENCLOSURE_STATUS_NOT_INSTALLED,
 	ENCLOSURE_STATUS_UNKNOWN,
 	ENCLOSURE_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE,
+	/* last element for counting purposes */
+	ENCLOSURE_STATUS_MAX
 };
 
 /* SFF-8485 activity light settings */