diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
index 3cba6c9fab11..38954f5cd14c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
@@ -183,11 +183,9 @@ ccwgroup_create(struct device *root,
 
 	gdev->creator_id = creator_id;
 	gdev->count = argc;
-	gdev->dev = (struct device ) {
-		.bus = &ccwgroup_bus_type,
-		.parent = root,
-		.release = ccwgroup_release,
-	};
+	gdev->dev.bus = &ccwgroup_bus_type;
+	gdev->dev.parent = root;
+	gdev->dev.release = ccwgroup_release;
 
 	snprintf (gdev->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s",
 			gdev->cdev[0]->dev.bus_id);
@@ -391,10 +389,8 @@ int
 ccwgroup_driver_register (struct ccwgroup_driver *cdriver)
 {
 	/* register our new driver with the core */
-	cdriver->driver = (struct device_driver) {
-		.bus = &ccwgroup_bus_type,
-		.name = cdriver->name,
-	};
+	cdriver->driver.bus = &ccwgroup_bus_type;
+	cdriver->driver.name = cdriver->name;
 
 	return driver_register(&cdriver->driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index 61ce3f1d5228..6405e9bd6eb3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -1391,10 +1391,8 @@ new_channel_path(int chpid)
 	/* fill in status, etc. */
 	chp->id = chpid;
 	chp->state = 1;
-	chp->dev = (struct device) {
-		.parent  = &css[0]->device,
-		.release = chp_release,
-	};
+	chp->dev.parent = &css[0]->device;
+	chp->dev.release = chp_release;
 	snprintf(chp->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "chp0.%x", chpid);
 
 	/* Obtain channel path description and fill it in. */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index 585fa04233c3..646da5640401 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -556,12 +556,11 @@ get_disc_ccwdev_by_devno(unsigned int devno, unsigned int ssid,
 			 struct ccw_device *sibling)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
-	struct match_data data = {
-		.devno   = devno,
-		.ssid    = ssid,
-		.sibling = sibling,
-	};
+	struct match_data data;
 
+	data.devno = devno;
+	data.ssid = ssid;
+	data.sibling = sibling;
 	dev = bus_find_device(&ccw_bus_type, NULL, &data, match_devno);
 
 	return dev ? to_ccwdev(dev) : NULL;
@@ -835,10 +834,8 @@ io_subchannel_probe (struct subchannel *sch)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	atomic_set(&cdev->private->onoff, 0);
-	cdev->dev = (struct device) {
-		.parent = &sch->dev,
-		.release = ccw_device_release,
-	};
+	cdev->dev.parent = &sch->dev;
+	cdev->dev.release = ccw_device_release;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->private->kick_work.entry);
 	/* Do first half of device_register. */
 	device_initialize(&cdev->dev);
@@ -977,9 +974,7 @@ ccw_device_console_enable (struct ccw_device *cdev, struct subchannel *sch)
 	int rc;
 
 	/* Initialize the ccw_device structure. */
-	cdev->dev = (struct device) {
-		.parent = &sch->dev,
-	};
+	cdev->dev.parent= &sch->dev;
 	rc = io_subchannel_recog(cdev, sch);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index 6d91c2eb205b..35e162ba6d54 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -267,12 +267,10 @@ ccw_device_recog_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int state)
 			notify = 1;
 		}
 		/* fill out sense information */
-		cdev->id = (struct ccw_device_id) {
-			.cu_type   = cdev->private->senseid.cu_type,
-			.cu_model  = cdev->private->senseid.cu_model,
-			.dev_type  = cdev->private->senseid.dev_type,
-			.dev_model = cdev->private->senseid.dev_model,
-		};
+		cdev->id.cu_type   = cdev->private->senseid.cu_type;
+		cdev->id.cu_model  = cdev->private->senseid.cu_model;
+		cdev->id.dev_type  = cdev->private->senseid.dev_type;
+		cdev->id.dev_model = cdev->private->senseid.dev_model;
 		if (notify) {
 			cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_OFFLINE;
 			if (same_dev) {
@@ -566,12 +564,10 @@ ccw_device_verify_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
 		/* Deliver fake irb to device driver, if needed. */
 		if (cdev->private->flags.fake_irb) {
 			memset(&cdev->private->irb, 0, sizeof(struct irb));
-			cdev->private->irb.scsw = (struct scsw) {
-				.cc = 1,
-				.fctl = SCSW_FCTL_START_FUNC,
-				.actl = SCSW_ACTL_START_PEND,
-				.stctl = SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND,
-			};
+			cdev->private->irb.scsw.cc = 1;
+			cdev->private->irb.scsw.fctl = SCSW_FCTL_START_FUNC;
+			cdev->private->irb.scsw.actl = SCSW_ACTL_START_PEND;
+			cdev->private->irb.scsw.stctl = SCSW_STCTL_STATUS_PEND;
 			cdev->private->flags.fake_irb = 0;
 			if (cdev->handler)
 				cdev->handler(cdev, cdev->private->intparm,