diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index a3c7aec4..6de1201c 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -3472,7 +3472,7 @@ _getdns_context_local_namespace_resolve(
 	getdns_context  *context = dnsreq->context;
 	host_name_addrs *hnas;
 	uint8_t lookup[256];
-	getdns_list    empty_list = { 0 };
+	getdns_list    empty_list = { 0, 0, NULL, { NULL, {{ NULL, NULL, NULL }}}};
 	getdns_bindata bindata;
 	getdns_list   *jaa;
 	size_t         i;
diff --git a/src/request-internal.c b/src/request-internal.c
index 797fde50..fc8f5e12 100644
--- a/src/request-internal.c
+++ b/src/request-internal.c
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@
 
 getdns_dict  dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_spc = {
 	{ RBTREE_NULL, 0, (int (*)(const void *, const void *)) strcmp },
-	{ 0 }
+	{ NULL, {{ NULL, NULL, NULL }}}
 };
 getdns_dict *dnssec_ok_checking_disabled = &dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_spc;
 
 getdns_dict  dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_roadblock_avoidance_spc = {
 	{ RBTREE_NULL, 0, (int (*)(const void *, const void *)) strcmp },
-	{ 0 }
+	{ NULL, {{ NULL, NULL, NULL }}}
 };
 getdns_dict *dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_roadblock_avoidance
     = &dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_roadblock_avoidance_spc;
 
 getdns_dict  dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_avoid_roadblocks_spc = {
 	{ RBTREE_NULL, 0, (int (*)(const void *, const void *)) strcmp },
-	{ 0 }
+	{ NULL, {{ NULL, NULL, NULL }}}
 };
 getdns_dict *dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_avoid_roadblocks
     = &dnssec_ok_checking_disabled_avoid_roadblocks_spc;