diff --git a/randr/rrprovider.c b/randr/rrprovider.c
index c4fe36980..c4ed515d6 100644
--- a/randr/rrprovider.c
+++ b/randr/rrprovider.c
@@ -86,23 +86,26 @@ ProcRRGetProviders (ClientPtr client)
     }
 
     pScrPriv = rrGetScrPriv(pScreen);
-    rep.pad = 0;
 
     if (!pScrPriv)
     {
-        rep.type = X_Reply;
-        rep.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
-        rep.length = 0;
-        rep.timestamp = currentTime.milliseconds;
-        rep.nProviders = 0;
+        rep = (xRRGetProvidersReply) {
+            .type = X_Reply,
+            .sequenceNumber = client->sequence,
+            .length = 0,
+            .timestamp = currentTime.milliseconds,
+            .nProviders = 0
+        };
         extra = NULL;
         extraLen = 0;
     } else {
-        rep.type = X_Reply;
-        rep.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
-        rep.timestamp = pScrPriv->lastSetTime.milliseconds;
-        rep.nProviders = total_providers;
-        rep.length = total_providers;
+        rep = (xRRGetProvidersReply) {
+            .type = X_Reply,
+            .sequenceNumber = client->sequence,
+            .timestamp = pScrPriv->lastSetTime.milliseconds,
+            .nProviders = total_providers,
+            .length = total_providers
+        };
         extraLen = rep.length << 2;
         if (extraLen) {
             extra = malloc(extraLen);
@@ -163,18 +166,20 @@ ProcRRGetProviderInfo (ClientPtr client)
     pScreen = provider->pScreen;
     pScrPriv = rrGetScrPriv(pScreen);
 
-    rep.type = X_Reply;
-    rep.status = RRSetConfigSuccess;
-    rep.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
-    rep.length = 0;
-    rep.capabilities = provider->capabilities;
-    rep.nameLength = provider->nameLength;
-    rep.timestamp = pScrPriv->lastSetTime.milliseconds;
-    rep.nCrtcs = pScrPriv->numCrtcs;
-    rep.nOutputs = pScrPriv->numOutputs;
+    rep = (xRRGetProviderInfoReply) {
+        .type = X_Reply,
+        .status = RRSetConfigSuccess,
+        .sequenceNumber = client->sequence,
+        .length = 0,
+        .capabilities = provider->capabilities,
+        .nameLength = provider->nameLength,
+        .timestamp = pScrPriv->lastSetTime.milliseconds,
+        .nCrtcs = pScrPriv->numCrtcs,
+        .nOutputs = pScrPriv->numOutputs,
+        .nAssociatedProviders = 0
+    };
 
     /* count associated providers */
-    rep.nAssociatedProviders = 0;
     if (provider->offload_sink)
         rep.nAssociatedProviders++;
     if (provider->output_source)
diff --git a/randr/rrproviderproperty.c b/randr/rrproviderproperty.c
index 5e04fab8f..785f42c9a 100644
--- a/randr/rrproviderproperty.c
+++ b/randr/rrproviderproperty.c
@@ -394,10 +394,12 @@ ProcRRListProviderProperties(ClientPtr client)
         if (!(pAtoms = (Atom *) malloc(numProps * sizeof(Atom))))
             return BadAlloc;
 
-    rep.type = X_Reply;
-    rep.length = bytes_to_int32(numProps * sizeof(Atom));
-    rep.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
-    rep.nAtoms = numProps;
+    rep = (xRRListProviderPropertiesReply) {
+        .type = X_Reply,
+        .sequenceNumber = client->sequence,
+        .length = bytes_to_int32(numProps * sizeof(Atom)),
+        .nAtoms = numProps
+    };
     if (client->swapped) {
         swaps(&rep.sequenceNumber);
         swapl(&rep.length);
@@ -438,12 +440,14 @@ ProcRRQueryProviderProperty(ClientPtr client)
         if (!extra)
             return BadAlloc;
     }
-    rep.type = X_Reply;
-    rep.length = prop->num_valid;
-    rep.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
-    rep.pending = prop->is_pending;
-    rep.range = prop->range;
-    rep.immutable = prop->immutable;
+    rep = (xRRQueryProviderPropertyReply) {
+        .type = X_Reply,
+        .sequenceNumber = client->sequence,
+        .length = prop->num_valid,
+        .pending = prop->is_pending,
+        .range = prop->range,
+        .immutable = prop->immutable
+    };
     if (client->swapped) {
         swaps(&rep.sequenceNumber);
         swapl(&rep.length);
@@ -568,7 +572,10 @@ ProcRRGetProviderProperty(ClientPtr client)
     RRPropertyValuePtr prop_value;
     unsigned long n, len, ind;
     RRProviderPtr provider;
-    xRRGetProviderPropertyReply reply;
+    xRRGetProviderPropertyReply reply = {
+        .type = X_Reply,
+        .sequenceNumber = client->sequence
+    };
     char *extra = NULL;
 
     REQUEST_SIZE_MATCH(xRRGetProviderPropertyReq);
@@ -594,8 +601,6 @@ ProcRRGetProviderProperty(ClientPtr client)
         if (prop->propertyName == stuff->property)
             break;
 
-    reply.type = X_Reply;
-    reply.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
     if (!prop) {
         reply.nItems = 0;
         reply.length = 0;
diff --git a/randr/rrscreen.c b/randr/rrscreen.c
index 6a7a08939..39340ccee 100644
--- a/randr/rrscreen.c
+++ b/randr/rrscreen.c
@@ -396,16 +396,17 @@ rrGetMultiScreenResources(ClientPtr client, Bool query, ScreenPtr pScreen)
     ErrorF("reporting %d %d %d %d\n", total_crtcs, total_outputs, total_modes, total_name_len);
 
     pScrPriv = rrGetScrPriv(pScreen);
-    rep.pad = 0;
-    rep.type = X_Reply;
-    rep.sequenceNumber = client->sequence;
-    rep.length = 0;
-    rep.timestamp = pScrPriv->lastSetTime.milliseconds;
-    rep.configTimestamp = pScrPriv->lastConfigTime.milliseconds;
-    rep.nCrtcs = total_crtcs;
-    rep.nOutputs = total_outputs;
-    rep.nModes = total_modes;
-    rep.nbytesNames = total_name_len;
+    rep = (xRRGetScreenResourcesReply) {
+        .type = X_Reply,
+        .sequenceNumber = client->sequence,
+        .length = 0,
+        .timestamp = pScrPriv->lastSetTime.milliseconds,
+        .configTimestamp = pScrPriv->lastConfigTime.milliseconds,
+        .nCrtcs = total_crtcs,
+        .nOutputs = total_outputs,
+        .nModes = total_modes,
+        .nbytesNames = total_name_len
+    };
 
     rep.length = (total_crtcs + total_outputs + total_modes * bytes_to_int32(SIZEOF(xRRModeInfo)) +
                   bytes_to_int32(rep.nbytesNames));