diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index 27642ca15d932f22823ef7b0a003a2d1ca1333f8..67d3fb2133b6cda34ed31d8fed92d3a28c4f15ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* helpers to define resources */
 #define DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_start, _size, _name, _flags)			\
-	{								\
+(struct resource) {							\
 		.start = (_start),					\
 		.end = (_start) + (_size) - 1,				\
 		.name = (_name),					\