diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index 55f63cd3..cc01c75b 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -447,11 +447,17 @@ int main_loop(void) {
 	timeout_add(&periodictimer, periodic_handler, &periodictimer, &(struct timeval){pingtimeout, rand() % 100000});
 
 #ifndef HAVE_MINGW
-	signal_t sighup = {0};
-	signal_t sigterm = {0};
-	signal_t sigquit = {0};
-	signal_t sigint = {0};
-	signal_t sigalrm = {0};
+	signal_t sighup;
+	signal_t sigterm;
+	signal_t sigquit;
+	signal_t sigint;
+	signal_t sigalrm;
+
+	memset(&sighup, 0x0, sizeof(signal_t));
+	memset(&sigterm, 0x0, sizeof(signal_t));
+	memset(&sigquit, 0x0, sizeof(signal_t));
+	memset(&sigint, 0x0, sizeof(signal_t));
+	memset(&sigalrm, 0x0, sizeof(signal_t));
 
 	signal_add(&sighup, sighup_handler, &sighup, SIGHUP);
 	signal_add(&sigterm, sigterm_handler, &sigterm, SIGTERM);