diff --git a/libretro-db/libretrodb.c b/libretro-db/libretrodb.c
index 006568cb67..573fc61a0e 100644
--- a/libretro-db/libretrodb.c
+++ b/libretro-db/libretrodb.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int libretrodb_create(int fd, libretrodb_value_provider value_provider,
    libretrodb_metadata_t md;
    uint64_t item_count = 0;
    struct rmsgpack_dom_value item = {0};
-   libretrodb_header_t header = {0};
+   libretrodb_header_t header = {{0}};
 
    memcpy(header.magic_number, MAGIC_NUMBER, sizeof(MAGIC_NUMBER)-1);
    root = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);