diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 31a83449808b53b360e1b5d813b1b4143af2b958..d0ad379d1e62a774c5389d2d4ac60d2a8ee95708 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -209,11 +209,9 @@ static inline bool map_value_has_timer(const struct bpf_map *map)
 static inline void check_and_init_map_value(struct bpf_map *map, void *dst)
 {
 	if (unlikely(map_value_has_spin_lock(map)))
-		*(struct bpf_spin_lock *)(dst + map->spin_lock_off) =
-			(struct bpf_spin_lock){};
+		memset(dst + map->spin_lock_off, 0, sizeof(struct bpf_spin_lock));
 	if (unlikely(map_value_has_timer(map)))
-		*(struct bpf_timer *)(dst + map->timer_off) =
-			(struct bpf_timer){};
+		memset(dst + map->timer_off, 0, sizeof(struct bpf_timer));
 }
 
 /* copy everything but bpf_spin_lock and bpf_timer. There could be one of each. */