diff --git a/tasks/task_content.c b/tasks/task_content.c
index 4f40d095a3..7af9657528 100644
--- a/tasks/task_content.c
+++ b/tasks/task_content.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ typedef struct content_state
    struct string_list *temporary_content;
 } content_state_t;
 
-static content_state_t content_st = {};
+static content_state_t content_st;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CDROM
 static void task_cdrom_dump_handler(retro_task_t *task)