diff --git a/nouveau/abi16.c b/nouveau/abi16.c
index 4ca0bfba..59bc4360 100644
--- a/nouveau/abi16.c
+++ b/nouveau/abi16.c
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ abi16_chan_nv04(struct nouveau_object *obj)
 {
 	struct nouveau_device *dev = (struct nouveau_device *)obj->parent;
 	struct nv04_fifo *nv04 = obj->data;
-	struct drm_nouveau_channel_alloc req = {nv04->vram, nv04->gart};
+	struct drm_nouveau_channel_alloc req = {
+		.fb_ctxdma_handle = nv04->vram,
+		.tt_ctxdma_handle = nv04->gart
+	};
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_NOUVEAU_CHANNEL_ALLOC,
@@ -105,7 +108,9 @@ drm_private int
 abi16_engobj(struct nouveau_object *obj)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_grobj_alloc req = {
-		obj->parent->handle, obj->handle, obj->oclass
+		.channel = obj->parent->handle,
+		.handle = obj->handle,
+		.class = obj->oclass,
 	};
 	struct nouveau_device *dev;
 	int ret;
@@ -125,7 +130,9 @@ abi16_ntfy(struct nouveau_object *obj)
 {
 	struct nv04_notify *ntfy = obj->data;
 	struct drm_nouveau_notifierobj_alloc req = {
-		obj->parent->handle, ntfy->object->handle, ntfy->length
+		.channel = obj->parent->handle,
+		.handle = ntfy->object->handle,
+		.size = ntfy->length,
 	};
 	struct nouveau_device *dev;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/nouveau/nouveau.c b/nouveau/nouveau.c
index 7393474d..97fd77b9 100644
--- a/nouveau/nouveau.c
+++ b/nouveau/nouveau.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ nouveau_device_del(struct nouveau_device **pdev)
 int
 nouveau_getparam(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint64_t param, uint64_t *value)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_getparam r = { param, 0 };
+	struct drm_nouveau_getparam r = { .param = param };
 	int fd = dev->fd, ret =
 		drmCommandWriteRead(fd, DRM_NOUVEAU_GETPARAM, &r, sizeof(r));
 	*value = r.value;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ nouveau_getparam(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint64_t param, uint64_t *value)
 int
 nouveau_setparam(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint64_t param, uint64_t value)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_setparam r = { param, value };
+	struct drm_nouveau_setparam r = { .param = param, .value = value };
 	return drmCommandWrite(dev->fd, DRM_NOUVEAU_SETPARAM, &r, sizeof(r));
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ nouveau_bo_del(struct nouveau_bo *bo)
 {
 	struct nouveau_device_priv *nvdev = nouveau_device(bo->device);
 	struct nouveau_bo_priv *nvbo = nouveau_bo(bo);
-	struct drm_gem_close req = { bo->handle };
+	struct drm_gem_close req = { .handle = bo->handle };
 
 	if (nvbo->head.next) {
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);