diff --git a/src/factory/DnsTaskImpl.cc b/src/factory/DnsTaskImpl.cc
index db97ab54..842ae3dc 100644
--- a/src/factory/DnsTaskImpl.cc
+++ b/src/factory/DnsTaskImpl.cc
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@ struct addrinfo ComplexDnsTask::hints =
 {
 	.ai_flags     = AI_NUMERICSERV | AI_NUMERICHOST,
 	.ai_family    = AF_UNSPEC,
-	.ai_socktype  = SOCK_STREAM,
-	.ai_protocol  = 0,
-	.ai_addrlen   = 0,
-	.ai_addr      = NULL,
-	.ai_canonname = NULL,
-	.ai_next      = NULL
+	.ai_socktype  = SOCK_STREAM
 };
 
 CommMessageOut *ComplexDnsTask::message_out()
diff --git a/src/nameservice/WFDnsResolver.cc b/src/nameservice/WFDnsResolver.cc
index a664e0d5..60ac3ec2 100644
--- a/src/nameservice/WFDnsResolver.cc
+++ b/src/nameservice/WFDnsResolver.cc
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ static constexpr struct addrinfo __ai_hints =
 	.ai_flags = 0,
 #endif
 	.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC,
-	.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM,
-	.ai_protocol = 0,
-	.ai_addrlen = 0,
-	.ai_addr = NULL,
-	.ai_canonname = NULL,
-	.ai_next = NULL
+	.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM
 };
 
 struct DnsContext