diff --git a/src/st/st-widget.c b/src/st/st-widget.c
index e0a7e0030..294fc01bb 100644
--- a/src/st/st-widget.c
+++ b/src/st/st-widget.c
@@ -308,12 +308,11 @@ st_widget_allocate (ClutterActor          *actor,
 
   if (priv->border_image && priv->bg_gradient_type == ST_GRADIENT_NONE)
     {
-      ClutterActorBox frame_box = {
-        0,
-        0,
-        box->x2 - box->x1,
-        box->y2 - box->y1
-      };
+      ClutterActorBox frame_box;
+
+      frame_box.x1 = frame_box.y1 = 0;
+      frame_box.x2 = box->x2 - box->x1;
+      frame_box.y2 = box->y2 - box->y1;
 
       clutter_actor_allocate (CLUTTER_ACTOR (priv->border_image),
                               &frame_box,
@@ -350,11 +349,13 @@ st_widget_allocate (ClutterActor          *actor,
 
   if (priv->background_image)
     {
-      ClutterActorBox frame_box = {
-        0, 0, box->x2 - box->x1, box->y2 - box->y1
-      };
+      ClutterActorBox frame_box;
       gfloat w, h;
 
+      frame_box.x1 = frame_box.y1 = 0;
+      frame_box.x2 = box->x2 - box->x1;
+      frame_box.y2 = box->y2 - box->y1;
+
       clutter_actor_get_size (CLUTTER_ACTOR (priv->background_image), &w, &h);
 
       /* scale the background into the allocated bounds */