diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 36fa0b6..917853e 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@
 #include "programmer.h"
 #include "layout.h"
 
-static struct romentry entries[MAX_ROMLAYOUT];
-static struct flashrom_layout global_layout = { entries, MAX_ROMLAYOUT, 0 };
+struct flashrom_layout {
+	struct romentry *head;
+};
+
+static struct flashrom_layout *global_layout;
 
 struct flashrom_layout *get_global_layout(void)
 {
-	return &global_layout;
+	if (!global_layout)
+		flashrom_layout_new(&global_layout, 0);
+	return global_layout;
 }
 
 const struct flashrom_layout *get_default_layout(const struct flashrom_flashctx *const flashctx)
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@
 
 const struct flashrom_layout *get_layout(const struct flashrom_flashctx *const flashctx)
 {
-	if (flashctx->layout && flashctx->layout->num_entries)
+	if (flashctx->layout)
 		return flashctx->layout;
 	else
 		return get_default_layout(flashctx);
@@ -48,16 +53,7 @@
 static struct romentry *mutable_layout_next(
 		const struct flashrom_layout *const layout, struct romentry *iterator)
 {
-	const struct romentry *const end = layout->entries + layout->num_entries;
-
-	if (iterator)
-		++iterator;
-	else
-		iterator = &layout->entries[0];
-
-	if (iterator < end)
-		return iterator;
-	return NULL;
+	return iterator ? iterator->next : layout->head;
 }
 
 #ifndef __LIBPAYLOAD__
@@ -79,11 +75,6 @@
 	while (!feof(romlayout)) {
 		char *tstr1, *tstr2;
 
-		if (layout->num_entries >= layout->capacity) {
-			msg_gerr("Maximum number of ROM images (%zu) in layout "
-				 "file reached.\n", layout->capacity);
-			goto _close_ret;
-		}
 		if (2 != fscanf(romlayout, "%255s %255s\n", tempstr, tempname))
 			continue;
 #if 0
@@ -144,7 +135,7 @@
 /* returns -1 if an entry is not found, 0 if found. */
 static int find_romentry(struct flashrom_layout *const l, char *name)
 {
-	if (l->num_entries == 0)
+	if (!l->head)
 		return -1;
 
 	msg_gspew("Looking for region \"%s\"... ", name);
@@ -168,7 +159,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	/* User has specified an area, but no layout file is loaded. */
-	if (l->num_entries == 0) {
+	if (!l->head) {
 		msg_gerr("Region requested (with -i \"%s\"), "
 			 "but no layout data is available.\n",
 			 args->name);
@@ -200,7 +191,6 @@
 void layout_cleanup(struct layout_include_args **args)
 {
 	struct flashrom_layout *const layout = get_global_layout();
-	unsigned int i;
 	struct layout_include_args *tmp;
 
 	while (*args) {
@@ -209,11 +199,8 @@
 		*args = tmp;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < layout->num_entries; i++) {
-		free(layout->entries[i].name);
-		layout->entries[i].included = false;
-	}
-	layout->num_entries = 0;
+	global_layout = NULL;
+	flashrom_layout_release(layout);
 }
 
 /* Validate and - if needed - normalize layout entries. */
@@ -271,7 +258,7 @@
 const struct romentry *layout_next(
 		const struct flashrom_layout *const layout, const struct romentry *iterator)
 {
-	return mutable_layout_next(layout, (struct romentry *)iterator);
+	return iterator ? iterator->next : layout->head;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -290,17 +277,13 @@
  */
 int flashrom_layout_new(struct flashrom_layout **const layout, const unsigned int count)
 {
-	*layout = malloc(sizeof(**layout) + count * sizeof(struct romentry));
+	*layout = malloc(sizeof(**layout));
 	if (!*layout) {
 		msg_gerr("Error creating layout: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	const struct flashrom_layout tmp = {
-		.entries	= (void *)((char *)*layout + sizeof(**layout)),
-		.capacity	= count,
-		.num_entries	= 0,
-	};
+	const struct flashrom_layout tmp = { 0 };
 	**layout = tmp;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -314,31 +297,35 @@
  * @param name   Name of the region.
  *
  * @return 0 on success,
- *         1 if out of memory,
- *         2 if the layout is full already.
+ *         1 if out of memory.
  */
 int flashrom_layout_add_region(
 		struct flashrom_layout *const layout,
 		const size_t start, const size_t end, const char *const name)
 {
-	if (layout->num_entries >= layout->capacity) {
-		msg_gerr("Error adding layout entry: No space left\n");
-		return 2;
-	}
+	struct romentry *const entry = malloc(sizeof(*entry));
+	if (!entry)
+		goto _err_ret;
 
-	struct romentry *const entry = &layout->entries[layout->num_entries];
-	entry->start	= start;
-	entry->end	= end;
-	entry->included	= false;
-	entry->name	= strdup(name);
-	if (!entry->name) {
-		msg_gerr("Error adding layout entry: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		return 1;
-	}
+	const struct romentry tmp = {
+		.next		= layout->head,
+		.start		= start,
+		.end		= end,
+		.included	= false,
+		.name		= strdup(name),
+	};
+	*entry = tmp;
+	if (!entry->name)
+		goto _err_ret;
 
 	msg_gdbg("Added layout entry %08zx - %08zx named %s\n", start, end, name);
-	++layout->num_entries;
+	layout->head = entry;
 	return 0;
+
+_err_ret:
+	msg_gerr("Error adding layout entry: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+	free(entry);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -369,13 +356,18 @@
  */
 void flashrom_layout_release(struct flashrom_layout *const layout)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	if (!layout || layout == get_global_layout())
+	if (layout == global_layout)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < layout->num_entries; ++i)
-		free(layout->entries[i].name);
+	if (!layout)
+		return;
+
+	while (layout->head) {
+		struct romentry *const entry = layout->head;
+		layout->head = entry->next;
+		free(entry->name);
+		free(entry);
+	}
 	free(layout);
 }
 
diff --git a/layout.h b/layout.h
index 6bd3732..7fb9038 100644
--- a/layout.h
+++ b/layout.h
@@ -36,20 +36,15 @@
 #define MAX_ROMLAYOUT	128
 
 struct romentry {
+	struct romentry *next;
+
 	chipoff_t start;
 	chipoff_t end;
 	bool included;
 	char *name;
 };
 
-struct flashrom_layout {
-	/* entries store the entries specified in a layout file and associated run-time data */
-	struct romentry *entries;
-	/* the maximum number of entries */
-	size_t capacity;
-	/* the number of successfully parsed entries */
-	size_t num_entries;
-};
+struct flashrom_layout;
 
 struct layout_include_args {
 	char *name;
diff --git a/libflashrom.c b/libflashrom.c
index 9b5d875..682abe3 100644
--- a/libflashrom.c
+++ b/libflashrom.c
@@ -386,11 +386,6 @@
 	if (!fmap || !l)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (l->num_entries + fmap->nareas > l->capacity) {
-		msg_gerr("Cannot add fmap entries to layout - Too many entries.\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0, area = fmap->areas; i < fmap->nareas; i++, area++) {
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", area->name);
 		if (flashrom_layout_add_region(l, area->offset, area->offset + area->size - 1, name))