diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/device-enumerator.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/device-enumerator.c
index 7e0d313a08..9f7783e86c 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/device-enumerator.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/device-enumerator.c
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ _public_ int sd_device_enumerator_new(sd_device_enumerator **ret) {
 
         assert(ret);
 
-        enumerator = new0(sd_device_enumerator, 1);
+        enumerator = new(sd_device_enumerator, 1);
         if (!enumerator)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        enumerator->n_ref = 1;
-        enumerator->type = _DEVICE_ENUMERATION_TYPE_INVALID;
+        *enumerator = (sd_device_enumerator) {
+                .n_ref = 1,
+                .type = _DEVICE_ENUMERATION_TYPE_INVALID,
+        };
 
         *ret = TAKE_PTR(enumerator);
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
index 1d3999acbd..c61e98fe72 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ int device_new_aux(sd_device **ret) {
 
         assert(ret);
 
-        device = new0(sd_device, 1);
+        device = new(sd_device, 1);
         if (!device)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        device->n_ref = 1;
-        device->watch_handle = -1;
+        *device = (sd_device) {
+                .n_ref = 1,
+                .watch_handle = -1,
+        };
 
         *ret = device;
-
         return 0;
 }