diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index 75a914914c41..34338d7438f5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -1171,12 +1171,13 @@ static int adapter_delete_sq(struct nvme_dev *dev, u16 sqid)
 
 int nvme_identify_ctrl(struct nvme_dev *dev, struct nvme_id_ctrl **id)
 {
-	struct nvme_command c = {
-		.identify.opcode = nvme_admin_identify,
-		.identify.cns = cpu_to_le32(1),
-	};
+	struct nvme_command c = { };
 	int error;
 
+	/* gcc-4.4.4 (at least) has issues with initializers and anon unions */
+	c.identify.opcode = nvme_admin_identify;
+	c.identify.cns = cpu_to_le32(1);
+
 	*id = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nvme_id_ctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!*id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1191,12 +1192,13 @@ int nvme_identify_ctrl(struct nvme_dev *dev, struct nvme_id_ctrl **id)
 int nvme_identify_ns(struct nvme_dev *dev, unsigned nsid,
 		struct nvme_id_ns **id)
 {
-	struct nvme_command c = {
-		.identify.opcode = nvme_admin_identify,
-		.identify.nsid = cpu_to_le32(nsid),
-	};
+	struct nvme_command c = { };
 	int error;
 
+	/* gcc-4.4.4 (at least) has issues with initializers and anon unions */
+	c.identify.opcode = nvme_admin_identify,
+	c.identify.nsid = cpu_to_le32(nsid),
+
 	*id = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nvme_id_ns), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!*id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1240,14 +1242,14 @@ int nvme_set_features(struct nvme_dev *dev, unsigned fid, unsigned dword11,
 
 int nvme_get_log_page(struct nvme_dev *dev, struct nvme_smart_log **log)
 {
-	struct nvme_command c = {
-		.common.opcode = nvme_admin_get_log_page,
-		.common.nsid = cpu_to_le32(0xFFFFFFFF),
-		.common.cdw10[0] = cpu_to_le32(
+	struct nvme_command c = { };
+	int error;
+
+	c.common.opcode = nvme_admin_get_log_page,
+	c.common.nsid = cpu_to_le32(0xFFFFFFFF),
+	c.common.cdw10[0] = cpu_to_le32(
 			(((sizeof(struct nvme_smart_log) / 4) - 1) << 16) |
 			 NVME_LOG_SMART),
-	};
-	int error;
 
 	*log = kmalloc(sizeof(struct nvme_smart_log), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!*log)