diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 8371af95d7..3ff0ad0d3b 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1576,31 +1576,37 @@ static void xmb_context_destroy_horizontal_list(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
 
 static void xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
 {
-   size_t i;
-   menu_displaylist_info_t info = {0};
+   menu_displaylist_info_t info;
    settings_t *settings         = config_get_ptr();
 
-   xmb->horizontal_list         = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(file_list_t));
-
-   if (!xmb->horizontal_list)
-      return;
-
-   info.list         = xmb->horizontal_list;
-   info.menu_list    = NULL;
-   info.type         = 0;
-   info.flags        = 0;
-   info.type_default = FILE_TYPE_PLAIN;
-   info.enum_idx     = MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CONTENT_COLLECTION_LIST;
+   info.need_sort               = false;
+   info.need_refresh            = false;
+   info.need_entries_refresh    = false;
+   info.need_push               = false;
+   info.push_builtin_cores      = false;
+   info.download_core           = false;
+   info.need_navigation_clear   = false;
+   info.list                    = xmb->horizontal_list;
+   info.menu_list               = NULL;
+   strlcpy(info.path, settings->directory.playlist, sizeof(info.path));
+   info.path_b[0]               = '\0';
+   info.path_c[0]               = '\0';
    strlcpy(info.label,
          msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CONTENT_COLLECTION_LIST),
          sizeof(info.label));
-   strlcpy(info.path,
-         settings->directory.playlist,
-         sizeof(info.path));
-   strlcpy(info.exts, file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LPL_EXTENSION_NO_DOT), sizeof(info.exts));
+   info.label_hash              = 0;
+   strlcpy(info.exts,
+         file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LPL_EXTENSION_NO_DOT), sizeof(info.exts));
+   info.type                    = 0;
+   info.type_default            = FILE_TYPE_PLAIN;
+   info.directory_ptr           = 0;
+   info.flags                   = 0;
+   info.enum_idx                = MENU_ENUM_LABEL_CONTENT_COLLECTION_LIST;
+   info.setting                 = NULL;
 
    if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_DATABASE_PLAYLISTS_HORIZONTAL, &info))
    {
+      size_t i;
       for (i=0; i < xmb->horizontal_list->size; i++)
          xmb_node_allocate_userdata(xmb, i);
       menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
@@ -1737,7 +1743,11 @@ static void xmb_refresh_horizontal_list(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
 
    menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_SET_PREVENT_POPULATE, NULL);
 
-   xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb);
+   xmb->horizontal_list         = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(file_list_t));
+
+   if (xmb->horizontal_list)
+      xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb);
+
    xmb_context_reset_horizontal_list(xmb);
 }
 
@@ -3101,7 +3111,10 @@ static void *xmb_init(void **userdata)
 
    menu_display_allocate_white_texture();
 
-   xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb);
+   xmb->horizontal_list         = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(file_list_t));
+
+   if (xmb->horizontal_list)
+      xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb);
 
    xmb_init_ribbon(xmb);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 3cb39c02b2..de495a20f5 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ static int create_string_list_rdb_entry_string(
       file_list_t *list)
 {
    char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+   union string_list_elem_attr attr;
    char *output_label               = NULL;
    int str_len                      = 0;
    struct string_list *str_list     = string_list_new();
@@ -1591,6 +1591,7 @@ static int create_string_list_rdb_entry_string(
    if (!str_list)
       return -1;
 
+   attr.i = 0;
    tmp[0] = '\0';
 
    str_len += strlen(label) + 1;
@@ -1633,7 +1634,7 @@ static int create_string_list_rdb_entry_int(
 {
    char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+   union string_list_elem_attr attr;
    char *output_label               = NULL;
    int str_len                      = 0;
    struct string_list *str_list     = string_list_new();
@@ -1641,6 +1642,7 @@ static int create_string_list_rdb_entry_int(
    if (!str_list)
       return -1;
 
+   attr.i = 0;
    tmp[0] = str[0] = '\0';
 
    str_len += strlen(label) + 1;
@@ -3529,11 +3531,12 @@ static void menu_displaylist_parse_playlist_associations(
       {
          char path_base[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
          char core_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+         union string_list_elem_attr attr;
          unsigned found                   = 0;
-         union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
          const char *path                 =
             path_basename(str_list->elems[i].data);
 
+         attr.i       = 0;
          path_base[0] = core_path[0]      = '\0';
 
          if (!menu_content_playlist_find_associated_core(
@@ -6049,10 +6052,10 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, void *data)
          break;
       case DISPLAYLIST_SHADER_PRESET:
          {
-            union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+            union string_list_elem_attr attr;
             struct string_list *str_list     = string_list_new();
 
-            (void)attr;
+            attr.i = 0;
 
             filebrowser_clear_type();
             info->type_default = FILE_TYPE_SHADER_PRESET;
@@ -6072,13 +6075,13 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, void *data)
          break;
       case DISPLAYLIST_SHADER_PASS:
          {
-            union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+            union string_list_elem_attr attr;
             struct string_list *str_list     = string_list_new();
 
             filebrowser_clear_type();
             info->type_default = FILE_TYPE_SHADER;
 
-            (void)attr;
+            attr.i = 0;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CG
             string_list_append(str_list, "cg", attr);
@@ -6102,9 +6105,11 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, void *data)
          filebrowser_clear_type();
          info->type_default = FILE_TYPE_IMAGE;
          {
-            union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+            union string_list_elem_attr attr;
             struct string_list *str_list     = string_list_new();
 
+            attr.i = 0;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_RBMP
             string_list_append(str_list, "bmp", attr);
 #endif
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index a3bed79e69..3820cd29d0 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,7 @@ void general_write_handler(void *data)
          if (*setting->value.target.boolean)
          {
             menu_displaylist_info_t info = {0};
+
             info.list          = menu_stack;
             info.type          = 0; 
             info.directory_ptr = 0;
@@ -1865,13 +1866,13 @@ static bool setting_append_list_input_player_options(
    static char buffer[MAX_USERS][13+2+1];
    static char group_lbl[MAX_USERS][255];
    unsigned i;
-   rarch_setting_group_info_t group_info    = {0};
-   rarch_setting_group_info_t subgroup_info = {0};
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   rarch_setting_group_info_t group_info      = {0};
+   rarch_setting_group_info_t subgroup_info   = {0};
+   settings_t *settings                       = config_get_ptr();
+   rarch_system_info_t *system                = NULL;
    const char *temp_value                     = NULL;
    const struct retro_keybind* const defaults =
       (user == 0) ? retro_keybinds_1 : retro_keybinds_rest;
-   rarch_system_info_t *system = NULL;
 
    runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SYSTEM_INFO_GET, &system);
 
@@ -2129,8 +2130,8 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
    unsigned user;
    rarch_setting_group_info_t group_info    = {0};
    rarch_setting_group_info_t subgroup_info = {0};
-   settings_t *settings  = config_get_ptr();
-   global_t   *global   = global_get_ptr();
+   settings_t *settings                     = config_get_ptr();
+   global_t   *global                       = global_get_ptr();
 
    (void)settings;
    (void)global;