diff --git a/lib/json/src/json.zig b/lib/json/src/json.zig
index faa8847..af35c40 100644
--- a/lib/json/src/json.zig
+++ b/lib/json/src/json.zig
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ fn parseInternal(comptime T: type, token: Token, tokens: *TokenStream, options:
                 else => return error.UnexpectedToken,
             }
             var r: T = undefined;
-            var fields_seen = [_]bool{false} ** structInfo.fields.len;
+            var fields_seen: [structInfo.fields.len]bool = @splat(false);
             errdefer {
                 // TODO: why so high here? This was needed for ec2 describe instances
                 @setEvalBranchQuota(100000);
diff --git a/src/aws.zig b/src/aws.zig
index 2374e6a..45b0abb 100644
--- a/src/aws.zig
+++ b/src/aws.zig
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ pub fn Request(comptime request_action: anytype) type {
                     T: type,
                     header_name: []const u8,
                 };
-                comptime var fields = [_]?HeaderInfo{null} ** std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(action.Response.http_header)).len;
+                comptime var fields: [std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(action.Response.http_header)).len]?HeaderInfo = @splat(null);
                 inline for (std.meta.fields(@TypeOf(action.Response.http_header)), 0..) |f, inx| {
                     fields[inx] = HeaderInfo{
                         .name = f.name,
diff --git a/src/xml_shaper.zig b/src/xml_shaper.zig
index 9cfec37..b755569 100644
--- a/src/xml_shaper.zig
+++ b/src/xml_shaper.zig
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ fn parseInternal(comptime T: type, element: *xml.Element, options: ParseOptions)
         },
         .@"struct" => |struct_info| {
             var r: T = undefined;
-            var fields_seen = [_]bool{false} ** struct_info.fields.len;
+            var fields_seen: [struct_info.fields.len]bool = @splat(false);
             var fields_set: u64 = 0;
             // errdefer {
             //     // TODO: why so high here? This was needed for ec2 describe instances