diff --git a/lib/libalpm/dload.c b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
index c35faee1..83efdba8 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/dload.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_fetch_pkgurl(alpm_handle_t *handle, const alpm_list_t *urls,
 	char *temporary_cachedir = NULL;
 	alpm_list_t *payloads = NULL;
 	const alpm_list_t *i;
-	alpm_event_t event = {0};
+	alpm_event_t event;
 
 	CHECK_HANDLE(handle, return -1);
 	ASSERT(*fetched == NULL, RET_ERR(handle, ALPM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS, -1));
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 087c48de..cceb8488 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static int download_files(alpm_handle_t *handle)
 	char * temporary_cachedir = NULL;
 	alpm_list_t *i, *files = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
-	alpm_event_t event = {0};
+	alpm_event_t event;
 	alpm_list_t *payloads = NULL;
 
 	cachedir = _alpm_filecache_setup(handle);