diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_iterate.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_iterate.c
index faf20f88a9..021cd380dc 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_iterate.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_iterate.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int action_iterate_help(char *s, size_t len, const char *label)
       RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_X,
       RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_Y,
    };
-   char desc[ARRAY_SIZE(binds)][64] = {0};
+   char desc[ARRAY_SIZE(binds)][64] = {{0}};
    menu_handle_t *menu              = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings             = config_get_ptr();
 
diff --git a/playlist.c b/playlist.c
index 48db6c42cc..ed5a833d45 100644
--- a/playlist.c
+++ b/playlist.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static bool content_playlist_read_file(
       content_playlist_t *playlist, const char *path)
 {
    unsigned i;
-   char buf[PLAYLIST_ENTRIES][1024] = {0};
+   char buf[PLAYLIST_ENTRIES][1024] = {{0}};
    content_playlist_entry_t *entry  = NULL;
    char *last                       = NULL;
    FILE *file                       = fopen(path, "r");