diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
index 70d0fcad4d..924ea4936e 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
@@ -406,8 +406,9 @@ static int setup_uploader(Uploader *u, const char *url, const char *state_file)
         assert(u);
         assert(url);
 
-        memzero(u, sizeof(Uploader));
-        u->input = -1;
+        *u = (Uploader) {
+                .input = -1
+        };
 
         host = STARTSWITH_SET(url, "http://", "https://");
         if (!host) {