diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
index 04e32f965ad7f038beb2d8db9dc2119e07628744..1827c2f973f93c533ca9a3e12ced636d13319556 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -151,11 +151,21 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
  * required ordering.
  */
 
-#define READ_ONCE(x) \
-	({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u; __read_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
-
-#define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) \
-	({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u = { .__val = (val) }; __write_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
+#define READ_ONCE(x)					\
+({							\
+	union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u =	\
+		{ .__c = { 0 } };			\
+	__read_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x));	\
+	__u.__val;					\
+})
+
+#define WRITE_ONCE(x, val)				\
+({							\
+	union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u =	\
+		{ .__val = (val) }; 			\
+	__write_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x));	\
+	__u.__val;					\
+})
 
 
 #ifndef __fallthrough