diff --git a/tests/server/rtspd.c b/tests/server/rtspd.c
index 07df6f5b2..120d65d52 100644
--- a/tests/server/rtspd.c
+++ b/tests/server/rtspd.c
@@ -1191,12 +1191,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   int flag;
   unsigned short port = DEFAULT_PORT;
   const char *pidname = ".rtsp.pid";
-  struct httprequest req = {0};
+  struct httprequest req;
   int rc;
   int error;
   int arg=1;
   long pid;
 
+  memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+
   while(argc>arg) {
     if(!strcmp("--version", argv[arg])) {
       printf("rtspd IPv4%s"