--- a/src/lxcom.c
+++ b/src/lxcom.c
@@ -117,7 +117,15 @@
 	char ctrl[/*CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(LXDM_CRED))*/1024];
 	struct sockaddr_un peer;
 	struct iovec v={buf,sizeof(buf)};
-	struct msghdr h={&peer,sizeof(peer),&v,1,ctrl,sizeof(ctrl),0};
+	struct msghdr h={
+		.msg_name = &peer,
+		.msg_namelen = sizeof(peer),
+		.msg_iov = &v,
+		.msg_iovlen = 1,
+		.msg_control = ctrl,
+		.msg_controllen = sizeof(ctrl),
+		.msg_flags = 0
+	};
 	struct cmsghdr *cmptr;
 	int ret;