diff --git a/opaque.c b/opaque.c
index 276934f..e3103c8 100644
--- a/opaque.c
+++ b/opaque.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 int register_opaque_master(const struct opaque_master *mst)
 {
-	struct registered_master rmst;
+	struct registered_master rmst = {0};
 
 	if (!mst->probe || !mst->read || !mst->write || !mst->erase) {
 		msg_perr("%s called with incomplete master definition. "
diff --git a/programmer.c b/programmer.c
index bee60e3..42ea2e3 100644
--- a/programmer.c
+++ b/programmer.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
 int register_par_master(const struct par_master *mst,
 			    const enum chipbustype buses)
 {
-	struct registered_master rmst;
+	struct registered_master rmst = {0};
+
 	if (!mst->chip_writeb || !mst->chip_writew || !mst->chip_writel ||
 	    !mst->chip_writen || !mst->chip_readb || !mst->chip_readw ||
 	    !mst->chip_readl || !mst->chip_readn) {
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index 29a100b..675a259 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@
 int register_par_master(const struct par_master *mst, const enum chipbustype buses);
 struct registered_master {
 	enum chipbustype buses_supported;
-	union {
+	struct {
 		struct par_master par;
 		struct spi_master spi;
 		struct opaque_master opaque;
diff --git a/spi.c b/spi.c
index aed2a92..aa245d7 100644
--- a/spi.c
+++ b/spi.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
 int register_spi_master(const struct spi_master *mst)
 {
-	struct registered_master rmst;
+	struct registered_master rmst = {0};
 
 	if (!mst->write_aai || !mst->write_256 || !mst->read || !mst->command ||
 	    !mst->multicommand ||