diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index b1ade6b6b..20f85982c 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -525,18 +525,8 @@ struct WOLFSSL_BIO_METHOD {
     wolfssl_BIO_meth_ctrl_info_cb ctrlInfoCb;
 };
 
-#define WOLFSSL_BIO_METHOD_INIT(bio_type) { \
-    .type = bio_type,                       \
-    .name = { 0 },                          \
-    .writeCb = NULL,                        \
-    .readCb = NULL,                         \
-    .putsCb = NULL,                         \
-    .getsCb = NULL,                         \
-    .ctrlCb = NULL,                         \
-    .createCb = NULL,                       \
-    .freeCb = NULL,                         \
-    .ctrlInfoCb = NULL,                     \
-}
+#define WOLFSSL_BIO_METHOD_INIT(bio_type) \
+    { bio_type, { 0 }, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL }
 
 /* wolfSSL BIO type */
 typedef long (*wolf_bio_info_cb)(WOLFSSL_BIO *bio, int event, const char *parg,