diff --git a/tests/conform/test-cogl-materials.c b/tests/conform/test-cogl-materials.c
index 0abf5641e..65594029a 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-cogl-materials.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-cogl-materials.c
@@ -71,14 +71,22 @@ test_material_with_primitives (TestState *state,
                                int x, int y,
                                guint32 color)
 {
-  CoglTextureVertex verts[4] = {
-    { .x = 0,          .y = 0,          .z = 0 },
-    { .x = 0,          .y = QUAD_WIDTH, .z = 0 },
-    { .x = QUAD_WIDTH, .y = QUAD_WIDTH, .z = 0 },
-    { .x = QUAD_WIDTH, .y = 0,          .z = 0 },
-  };
+  CoglTextureVertex verts[4];
   CoglHandle vbo;
 
+  verts[0].x = 0;
+  verts[0].y = 0;
+  verts[0].z = 0;
+  verts[1].x = 0;
+  verts[1].y = QUAD_WIDTH;
+  verts[1].z = 0;
+  verts[2].x = QUAD_WIDTH;
+  verts[2].y = QUAD_WIDTH;
+  verts[2].z = 0;
+  verts[3].x = QUAD_WIDTH;
+  verts[3].y = 0;
+  verts[3].z = 0;
+
   cogl_push_matrix ();
 
   cogl_translate (x * QUAD_WIDTH, y * QUAD_WIDTH, 0);
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-cogl-pixel-buffer.c b/tests/conform/test-cogl-pixel-buffer.c
index 09faa578f..e100b3345 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-cogl-pixel-buffer.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-cogl-pixel-buffer.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ typedef struct test_tile
 
 static const ClutterColor
 buffer_colors[] =
-  {
+  {0
   };
 
 static const ClutterColor stage_color = { 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xff };