diff --git a/src/numbuf/python/src/pynumbuf/numbuf.cc b/src/numbuf/python/src/pynumbuf/numbuf.cc
index ba0246a89..bf907bf22 100644
--- a/src/numbuf/python/src/pynumbuf/numbuf.cc
+++ b/src/numbuf/python/src/pynumbuf/numbuf.cc
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ static PyObject* retrieve_list(PyObject* self, PyObject* args) {
   if (!PyObjectToPlasmaConnection(plasma_conn, &conn)) { return NULL; }
 
   Py_ssize_t num_object_ids = PyList_Size(object_id_list);
-  object_id object_ids[num_object_ids];
-  object_buffer object_buffers[num_object_ids];
+  object_id* object_ids = new object_id[num_object_ids];
+  object_buffer* object_buffers = new object_buffer[num_object_ids];
 
   for (int i = 0; i < num_object_ids; ++i) {
     PyStringToUniqueID(PyList_GetItem(object_id_list, i), &object_ids[i]);
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ static PyObject* retrieve_list(PyObject* self, PyObject* args) {
     PyList_SetItem(returns, i, t);
   }
 
+  delete[] object_ids;
+  delete[] object_buffers;
+
   return returns;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_client.c b/src/plasma/plasma_client.c
index 7e22a3153..0648976b7 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_client.c
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_client.c
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ void plasma_get(plasma_connection *conn,
                                num_objects, timeout_ms) >= 0);
   uint8_t *reply_data =
       plasma_receive(conn->store_conn, MessageType_PlasmaGetReply);
-  object_id received_obj_ids[num_objects];
-  plasma_object object_data[num_objects];
+  object_id *received_obj_ids = malloc(num_objects * sizeof(object_id));
+  plasma_object *object_data = malloc(num_objects * sizeof(plasma_object));
   plasma_object *object;
   plasma_read_GetReply(reply_data, received_obj_ids, object_data, num_objects);
   free(reply_data);
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ void plasma_get(plasma_connection *conn,
       object_buffers[i].data_size = -1;
     }
   }
+  free(object_data);
+  free(received_obj_ids);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_manager.c b/src/plasma/plasma_manager.c
index 32b848160..e98bc0bd6 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_manager.c
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_manager.c
@@ -1362,20 +1362,27 @@ void process_message(event_loop *loop,
   case MessageType_PlasmaFetchRequest: {
     LOG_DEBUG("Processing fetch remote");
     int64_t num_objects = plasma_read_FetchRequest_num_objects(data);
-    object_id object_ids_to_fetch[num_objects];
+    object_id *object_ids_to_fetch = malloc(num_objects * sizeof(object_id));
+    /* TODO(pcm): process_fetch_requests allocates an array of num_objects
+     * object_ids too so these should be shared in the future. */
     plasma_read_FetchRequest(data, object_ids_to_fetch, num_objects);
     process_fetch_requests(conn, num_objects, &object_ids_to_fetch[0]);
+    free(object_ids_to_fetch);
   } break;
   case MessageType_PlasmaWaitRequest: {
     LOG_DEBUG("Processing wait");
     int num_object_ids = plasma_read_WaitRequest_num_object_ids(data);
+    object_request *object_requests =
+        malloc(num_object_ids * sizeof(object_request));
     int64_t timeout_ms;
     int num_ready_objects;
-    object_request object_requests[num_object_ids];
     plasma_read_WaitRequest(data, &object_requests[0], num_object_ids,
                             &timeout_ms, &num_ready_objects);
+    /* TODO(pcm): process_wait_requests allocates an array of num_object_ids
+     * object_requests too so these could be shared in the future. */
     process_wait_request(conn, num_object_ids, &object_requests[0], timeout_ms,
                          num_ready_objects);
+    free(object_requests);
   } break;
   case MessageType_PlasmaStatusRequest: {
     LOG_DEBUG("Processing status");
diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_store.c b/src/plasma/plasma_store.c
index a80bb8b3d..4426b9a52 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_store.c
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_store.c
@@ -737,11 +737,14 @@ void process_message(event_loop *loop,
   } break;
   case MessageType_PlasmaGetRequest: {
     num_objects = plasma_read_GetRequest_num_objects(input);
-    object_id object_ids_to_get[num_objects];
+    object_id *object_ids_to_get = malloc(num_objects * sizeof(object_id));
     int64_t timeout_ms;
     plasma_read_GetRequest(input, object_ids_to_get, &timeout_ms, num_objects);
+    /* TODO(pcm): The array object_ids_to_get could be reused in
+     * process_get_request. */
     process_get_request(client_context, num_objects, object_ids_to_get,
                         timeout_ms);
+    free(object_ids_to_get);
   } break;
   case MessageType_PlasmaReleaseRequest:
     plasma_read_ReleaseRequest(input, &object_ids[0]);
diff --git a/test/stress_tests.py b/test/stress_tests.py
index 9bf8ea846..53d6762e6 100644
--- a/test/stress_tests.py
+++ b/test/stress_tests.py
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ class TaskTests(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertTrue(ray.services.all_processes_alive())
     ray.worker.cleanup()
 
+  def testGettingManyObjects(self):
+    ray.init()
+
+    @ray.remote
+    def f():
+      return 1
+
+    n = 10 ** 4 # TODO(pcm): replace by 10 ** 5 once this is faster
+    l = ray.get([f.remote() for _ in range(n)])
+    self.assertEqual(l, n * [1])
+    ray.worker.cleanup()
+
   def testWait(self):
     for num_local_schedulers in [1, 4]:
       for num_workers_per_scheduler in [4]: