diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-error.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-error.c
index 5415aa76a3..5ef643134e 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-error.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-error.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ _public_ void sd_bus_error_free(sd_bus_error *e) {
                 free((void*) e->message);
         }
 
-        *e = (sd_bus_error) {};
+        *e = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
 }
 
 _public_ int sd_bus_error_set(sd_bus_error *e, const char *name, const char *message) {