diff --git a/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c b/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c
index 1ca916ed6e..c00973ca29 100644
--- a/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c
+++ b/audio/audio_dsp_filter.c
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ static bool create_filter_graph(rarch_dsp_filter_t *dsp, float sample_rate)
    {
       struct config_file_userdata userdata;
       struct dspfilter_info info;
-      char key[64]                         = {0};
-      char name[64]                        = {0};
+      char key[64];
+      char name[64];
 
-      info.input_rate = sample_rate;
+      key[0] = name[0] = '\0';
+
+      info.input_rate  = sample_rate;
 
       snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "filter%u", i);
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_filter.c b/gfx/video_filter.c
index 6eb5de5843..8d6c1df756 100644
--- a/gfx/video_filter.c
+++ b/gfx/video_filter.c
@@ -136,11 +136,12 @@ static bool create_softfilter_graph(rarch_softfilter_t *filt,
 {
    unsigned input_fmts, input_fmt, output_fmts, i = 0;
    struct config_file_userdata userdata;
-   char key[64]  = {0};
-   char name[64] = {0};
+   char key[64], name[64];
 
    (void)i;
 
+   key[0] = name[0] = '\0';
+
    snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "filter");
 
    if (!config_get_array(filt->conf, key, name, sizeof(name)))