diff --git a/test/decode_perf_test.cc b/test/decode_perf_test.cc
index 11529b349..5a7114022 100644
--- a/test/decode_perf_test.cc
+++ b/test/decode_perf_test.cc
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ TEST_P(DecodePerfTest, PerfTest) {
   libvpx_test::WebMVideoSource video(video_name);
   video.Init();
 
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
   cfg.threads = threads;
   libvpx_test::VP9Decoder decoder(cfg, 0);
 
diff --git a/test/decode_test_driver.cc b/test/decode_test_driver.cc
index 99610ebc5..0ef4f7b93 100644
--- a/test/decode_test_driver.cc
+++ b/test/decode_test_driver.cc
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void DecoderTest::RunLoop(CompressedVideoSource *video,
 }
 
 void DecoderTest::RunLoop(CompressedVideoSource *video) {
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
   RunLoop(video, dec_cfg);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/encode_test_driver.cc b/test/encode_test_driver.cc
index 13f8c76c3..9702ddf3f 100644
--- a/test/encode_test_driver.cc
+++ b/test/encode_test_driver.cc
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void EncoderTest::MismatchHook(const vpx_image_t* /*img1*/,
 }
 
 void EncoderTest::RunLoop(VideoSource *video) {
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
 
   stats_.Reset();
 
diff --git a/test/external_frame_buffer_test.cc b/test/external_frame_buffer_test.cc
index fb0449deb..44eba3317 100644
--- a/test/external_frame_buffer_test.cc
+++ b/test/external_frame_buffer_test.cc
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class ExternalFrameBufferTest : public ::testing::Test {
     video_->Init();
     video_->Begin();
 
-    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = {0};
+    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
     decoder_ = new libvpx_test::VP9Decoder(cfg, 0);
     ASSERT_TRUE(decoder_ != NULL);
   }
diff --git a/test/invalid_file_test.cc b/test/invalid_file_test.cc
index 1e188fbc5..4eb25cbea 100644
--- a/test/invalid_file_test.cc
+++ b/test/invalid_file_test.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class InvalidFileTest
   void RunTest() {
     const DecodeParam input = GET_PARAM(1);
     libvpx_test::CompressedVideoSource *video = NULL;
-    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = {0};
+    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
     cfg.threads = input.threads;
     const std::string filename = input.filename;
 
diff --git a/test/svc_test.cc b/test/svc_test.cc
index 1cb01a407..23e727a32 100644
--- a/test/svc_test.cc
+++ b/test/svc_test.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class SvcTest : public ::testing::Test {
     codec_enc_.kf_min_dist = 100;
     codec_enc_.kf_max_dist = 100;
 
-    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = {0};
+    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
     VP9CodecFactory codec_factory;
     decoder_ = codec_factory.CreateDecoder(dec_cfg, 0);
   }
diff --git a/test/tile_independence_test.cc b/test/tile_independence_test.cc
index d7144522b..b9f879d44 100644
--- a/test/tile_independence_test.cc
+++ b/test/tile_independence_test.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TileIndependenceTest : public ::libvpx_test::EncoderTest,
         md5_inv_order_(),
         n_tiles_(GET_PARAM(1)) {
     init_flags_ = VPX_CODEC_USE_PSNR;
-    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg;
+    vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
     cfg.w = 704;
     cfg.h = 144;
     cfg.threads = 1;
diff --git a/test/user_priv_test.cc b/test/user_priv_test.cc
index 22fce857c..8512d88cf 100644
--- a/test/user_priv_test.cc
+++ b/test/user_priv_test.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ string DecodeFile(const string &filename) {
   libvpx_test::WebMVideoSource video(filename);
   video.Init();
 
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
   libvpx_test::VP9Decoder decoder(cfg, 0);
 
   libvpx_test::MD5 md5;
diff --git a/test/vp8_decrypt_test.cc b/test/vp8_decrypt_test.cc
index 470fdf10d..972a1d9a3 100644
--- a/test/vp8_decrypt_test.cc
+++ b/test/vp8_decrypt_test.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ TEST(TestDecrypt, DecryptWorksVp8) {
   libvpx_test::IVFVideoSource video("vp80-00-comprehensive-001.ivf");
   video.Init();
 
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
   VP8Decoder decoder(dec_cfg, 0);
 
   video.Begin();
diff --git a/test/vp9_decrypt_test.cc b/test/vp9_decrypt_test.cc
index 88a3c14f5..d98861207 100644
--- a/test/vp9_decrypt_test.cc
+++ b/test/vp9_decrypt_test.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ TEST(TestDecrypt, DecryptWorksVp9) {
   libvpx_test::IVFVideoSource video("vp90-2-05-resize.ivf");
   video.Init();
 
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t dec_cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
   VP9Decoder decoder(dec_cfg, 0);
 
   video.Begin();
diff --git a/test/vp9_thread_test.cc b/test/vp9_thread_test.cc
index d7fc4eedb..cc354765a 100644
--- a/test/vp9_thread_test.cc
+++ b/test/vp9_thread_test.cc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ string DecodeFile(const string& filename, int num_threads) {
   libvpx_test::WebMVideoSource video(filename);
   video.Init();
 
-  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = {0};
+  vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t cfg = vpx_codec_dec_cfg_t();
   cfg.threads = num_threads;
   libvpx_test::VP9Decoder decoder(cfg, 0);