diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h
index ffd1dfaa1cc10b7212e7dade49c2b310a0dbd4a2..f467500533776c7394e83f4ae4fa47fb76521394 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
 #include "predict.h"
 #include "ipa-utils.h"
 
+#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 8000
+#include "stringpool.h"
+#endif
+
 #if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4009
 #include "attribs.h"
 #include "varasm.h"
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c
index 65264960910d36878c5b8be4213638e09d3af728..cbe1d6c4b1a51757a7cb7bced388bcdf57e308fa 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c
@@ -255,21 +255,14 @@ static tree handle_latent_entropy_attribute(tree *node, tree name,
 	return NULL_TREE;
 }
 
-static struct attribute_spec latent_entropy_attr = {
-	.name				= "latent_entropy",
-	.min_length			= 0,
-	.max_length			= 0,
-	.decl_required			= true,
-	.type_required			= false,
-	.function_type_required		= false,
-	.handler			= handle_latent_entropy_attribute,
-#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
-	.affects_type_identity		= false
-#endif
-};
+static struct attribute_spec latent_entropy_attr = { };
 
 static void register_attributes(void *event_data __unused, void *data __unused)
 {
+	latent_entropy_attr.name		= "latent_entropy";
+	latent_entropy_attr.decl_required	= true;
+	latent_entropy_attr.handler		= handle_latent_entropy_attribute;
+
 	register_attribute(&latent_entropy_attr);
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
index 0073af326449864b4da5f7a64677c0de2d5eafa2..c4a345c3715b63ba48a2dc37811dd38fbb7c615a 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
@@ -580,68 +580,35 @@ static void finish_type(void *event_data, void *data)
 	return;
 }
 
-static struct attribute_spec randomize_layout_attr = {
-	.name		= "randomize_layout",
-	// related to args
-	.min_length	= 0,
-	.max_length	= 0,
-	.decl_required	= false,
-	// need type declaration
-	.type_required	= true,
-	.function_type_required = false,
-	.handler		= handle_randomize_layout_attr,
-#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
-	.affects_type_identity  = true
-#endif
-};
+static struct attribute_spec randomize_layout_attr = { };
+static struct attribute_spec no_randomize_layout_attr = { };
+static struct attribute_spec randomize_considered_attr = { };
+static struct attribute_spec randomize_performed_attr = { };
 
-static struct attribute_spec no_randomize_layout_attr = {
-	.name		= "no_randomize_layout",
-	// related to args
-	.min_length	= 0,
-	.max_length	= 0,
-	.decl_required	= false,
-	// need type declaration
-	.type_required	= true,
-	.function_type_required = false,
-	.handler		= handle_randomize_layout_attr,
+static void register_attributes(void *event_data, void *data)
+{
+	randomize_layout_attr.name		= "randomize_layout";
+	randomize_layout_attr.type_required	= true;
+	randomize_layout_attr.handler		= handle_randomize_layout_attr;
 #if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
-	.affects_type_identity  = true
+	randomize_layout_attr.affects_type_identity = true;
 #endif
-};
 
-static struct attribute_spec randomize_considered_attr = {
-	.name		= "randomize_considered",
-	// related to args
-	.min_length	= 0,
-	.max_length	= 0,
-	.decl_required	= false,
-	// need type declaration
-	.type_required	= true,
-	.function_type_required = false,
-	.handler		= handle_randomize_considered_attr,
+	no_randomize_layout_attr.name		= "no_randomize_layout";
+	no_randomize_layout_attr.type_required	= true;
+	no_randomize_layout_attr.handler	= handle_randomize_layout_attr;
 #if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
-	.affects_type_identity  = false
+	no_randomize_layout_attr.affects_type_identity = true;
 #endif
-};
 
-static struct attribute_spec randomize_performed_attr = {
-	.name		= "randomize_performed",
-	// related to args
-	.min_length	= 0,
-	.max_length	= 0,
-	.decl_required	= false,
-	// need type declaration
-	.type_required	= true,
-	.function_type_required = false,
-	.handler		= handle_randomize_performed_attr,
-#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
-	.affects_type_identity  = false
-#endif
-};
+	randomize_considered_attr.name		= "randomize_considered";
+	randomize_considered_attr.type_required	= true;
+	randomize_considered_attr.handler	= handle_randomize_considered_attr;
+
+	randomize_performed_attr.name		= "randomize_performed";
+	randomize_performed_attr.type_required	= true;
+	randomize_performed_attr.handler	= handle_randomize_performed_attr;
 
-static void register_attributes(void *event_data, void *data)
-{
 	register_attribute(&randomize_layout_attr);
 	register_attribute(&no_randomize_layout_attr);
 	register_attribute(&randomize_considered_attr);
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c
index 3f8dd486817814c5d96bdfbd1753a909562c6829..10292f791e992a058f3fbc38410d58a2dfa39307 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c
@@ -57,21 +57,16 @@ static tree handle_user_attribute(tree *node, tree name, tree args, int flags, b
 	return NULL_TREE;
 }
 
-static struct attribute_spec user_attr = {
-	.name			= "user",
-	.min_length		= 0,
-	.max_length		= 0,
-	.decl_required		= false,
-	.type_required		= false,
-	.function_type_required	= false,
-	.handler		= handle_user_attribute,
-#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
-	.affects_type_identity	= true
-#endif
-};
+static struct attribute_spec user_attr = { };
 
 static void register_attributes(void *event_data, void *data)
 {
+	user_attr.name			= "user";
+	user_attr.handler		= handle_user_attribute;
+#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4007
+	user_attr.affects_type_identity	= true;
+#endif
+
 	register_attribute(&user_attr);
 }