diff --git a/src/remote_data.c b/src/remote_data.c
index 2ef2bf8..d1e28b2 100644
--- a/src/remote_data.c
+++ b/src/remote_data.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ remoteDataDtor(void * _this) {
 TR_INIT_IFACE(TR_Class, remoteDataCtor, remoteDataDtor, NULL);
 TR_CREATE_CLASS(TR_RemoteData, TR_SizedData, NULL, TR_IF(TR_Class));
 
-TR_INSTANCE(TR_RemoteData, TR_emptyRemoteData, { NULL, 0 }, NULL);
+TR_INSTANCE(
+		TR_RemoteData, TR_emptyRemoteData,
+		.remote = NULL, .free_remote = 0 );
 
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