diff --git a/tests/test-grad0.c b/tests/test-grad0.c
index 6d312216d..da2f3dfc6 100644
--- a/tests/test-grad0.c
+++ b/tests/test-grad0.c
@@ -372,11 +372,10 @@ bool check_mat_mul(
 #define NUM_PERMUTATIONS (4*3*2*1)
 
 int main(int argc, const char ** argv) {
-    struct ggml_init_params params = {
-        .mem_size   = 128*1024*1024,
-        .mem_buffer = NULL,
-        .no_alloc   = false,
-    };
+    struct ggml_init_params params;
+    params.mem_size   = 128*1024*1024;
+    params.mem_buffer = NULL;
+    params.no_alloc   = false;
 
     int64_t ne[4];
 
diff --git a/tests/test-opt.c b/tests/test-opt.c
index 4eef62bcf..c831a091a 100644
--- a/tests/test-opt.c
+++ b/tests/test-opt.c
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ void set_element(struct ggml_tensor * t, int idx, float value) {
 }
 
 int main(void) {
-    struct ggml_init_params params = {
-        .mem_size   = 1024*1024*1024,
-        .mem_buffer = NULL,
-        .no_alloc   = false,
-    };
+    struct ggml_init_params params;
+    params.mem_size   = 1024*1024*1024;
+    params.mem_buffer = NULL;
+    params.no_alloc   = false;
+
     struct ggml_context * ctx = ggml_init(params);
 
     int64_t ne1[4] = {4, 128, 1, 1};