diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 02c9a934af..e840b3c232 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -1496,10 +1496,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_action_setting(const char* name,
       const char* short_description,
       const char *group, const char *subgroup)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                      = ST_ACTION;
    result.name                      = name;
 
@@ -1530,10 +1528,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_action_setting(const char* name,
  **/
 rarch_setting_t setting_group_setting(enum setting_type type, const char* name)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type              = type;
    result.name              = name;
    result.short_description = name;
@@ -1556,10 +1552,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_group_setting(enum setting_type type, const char* name)
 rarch_setting_t setting_subgroup_setting(enum setting_type type,
       const char* name, const char *parent_name)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type              = type;
    result.name              = name;
 
@@ -1592,10 +1586,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_float_setting(const char* name,
       const char *rounding, const char *group, const char *subgroup,
       change_handler_t change_handler, change_handler_t read_handler)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                    = ST_FLOAT;
    result.name                    = name;
    result.size                    = sizeof(float);
@@ -1642,10 +1634,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_bool_setting(const char* name,
       const char *group, const char *subgroup,
       change_handler_t change_handler, change_handler_t read_handler)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                   = ST_BOOL;
    result.name                   = name;
    result.size                   = sizeof(bool);
@@ -1690,10 +1680,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_int_setting(const char* name,
       const char *group, const char *subgroup, change_handler_t change_handler,
       change_handler_t read_handler)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                   = ST_INT;
    result.name                   = name;
    result.size                   = sizeof(int);
@@ -1732,10 +1720,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_uint_setting(const char* name,
       unsigned int default_value, const char *group, const char *subgroup,
       change_handler_t change_handler, change_handler_t read_handler)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                            = ST_UINT;
    result.name                            = name;
    result.size                            = sizeof(unsigned int);
@@ -1777,9 +1763,7 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_hex_setting(const char* name,
       unsigned int default_value, const char *group, const char *subgroup,
       change_handler_t change_handler, change_handler_t read_handler)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
-
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
    result.type                            = ST_HEX;
    result.name                            = name;
@@ -1823,10 +1807,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_bind_setting(const char* name,
       const struct retro_keybind* default_value,
       const char *group, const char *subgroup)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                  = ST_BIND;
    result.name                  = name;
    result.size                  = 0;
@@ -1870,10 +1852,8 @@ rarch_setting_t setting_string_setting(enum setting_type type,
       const char *group, const char *subgroup, change_handler_t change_handler,
       change_handler_t read_handler)
 {
-   rarch_setting_t result;
+   rarch_setting_t result = {0};
 
-   memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
-   
    result.type                 = type;
    result.name                 = name;
    result.size                 = size;