diff --git a/ichspi.c b/ichspi.c
index 21442084f..507d443da 100644
--- a/ichspi.c
+++ b/ichspi.c
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ int ich_init_spi(void *spibar, enum ich_chipset ich_gen)
 	char *arg;
 	int ich_spi_rw_restricted = 0;
 	int desc_valid = 0;
-	struct ich_descriptors desc = {{ 0 }};
+	struct ich_descriptors desc = { 0 };
 	enum ich_spi_mode {
 		ich_auto,
 		ich_hwseq,
diff --git a/spi25.c b/spi25.c
index f3a35a18f..8b6c46264 100644
--- a/spi25.c
+++ b/spi25.c
@@ -321,9 +321,11 @@ static int spi_simple_write_cmd(struct flashctx *const flash, const uint8_t op,
 {
 	struct spi_command cmds[] = {
 	{
+		.readarr = 0,
 		.writecnt = 1,
 		.writearr = (const unsigned char[]){ JEDEC_WREN },
 	}, {
+		.readarr = 0,
 		.writecnt = 1,
 		.writearr = (const unsigned char[]){ op },
 	},
@@ -344,9 +346,11 @@ static int spi_write_extended_address_register(struct flashctx *const flash, con
 	const uint8_t op = flash->chip->wrea_override ? : JEDEC_WRITE_EXT_ADDR_REG;
 	struct spi_command cmds[] = {
 	{
+		.readarr = 0,
 		.writecnt = 1,
 		.writearr = (const unsigned char[]){ JEDEC_WREN },
 	}, {
+		.readarr = 0,
 		.writecnt = 2,
 		.writearr = (const unsigned char[]){ op, regdata },
 	},
@@ -419,9 +423,11 @@ static int spi_write_cmd(struct flashctx *const flash, const uint8_t op,
 	uint8_t cmd[1 + JEDEC_MAX_ADDR_LEN + 256];
 	struct spi_command cmds[] = {
 	{
+		.readarr = 0,
 		.writecnt = 1,
 		.writearr = (const unsigned char[]){ JEDEC_WREN },
 	}, {
+		.readarr = 0,
 		.writearr = cmd,
 	},
 		NULL_SPI_CMD,
diff --git a/util/ich_descriptors_tool/ich_descriptors_tool.c b/util/ich_descriptors_tool/ich_descriptors_tool.c
index aec97d0f0..aa857c883 100644
--- a/util/ich_descriptors_tool/ich_descriptors_tool.c
+++ b/util/ich_descriptors_tool/ich_descriptors_tool.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	const char *fn = NULL;
 	const char *csn = NULL;
 	enum ich_chipset cs = CHIPSET_ICH_UNKNOWN;
-	struct ich_descriptors desc = {{ 0 }};
+	struct ich_descriptors desc = { 0 };
 
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "df:c:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {