diff --git a/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h b/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h
index b0487bf48..0564d94ea 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/pod/builder.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct spa_pod_builder {
 	struct spa_callbacks callbacks;
 };
 
-#define SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buffer,size)  ((struct spa_pod_builder){ (buffer), (size), 0, {}, {} })
+#define SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buffer,size)  ((struct spa_pod_builder){ (buffer), (size), 0, {0}, {0} })
 
 static inline void
 spa_pod_builder_get_state(struct spa_pod_builder *builder, struct spa_pod_builder_state *state)
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h b/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h
index 387298927..083f91171 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/pod/parser.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct spa_pod_parser {
 	struct spa_pod_parser_state state;
 };
 
-#define SPA_POD_PARSER_INIT(buffer,size)  ((struct spa_pod_parser){ (buffer), (size), 0, {} })
+#define SPA_POD_PARSER_INIT(buffer,size)  ((struct spa_pod_parser){ (buffer), (size), 0, {0} })
 
 static inline void spa_pod_parser_init(struct spa_pod_parser *parser,
 				       const void *data, uint32_t size)