diff --git a/engine/common/pm_local.h b/engine/common/pm_local.h
index d73dd375..6ad6d8e2 100644
--- a/engine/common/pm_local.h
+++ b/engine/common/pm_local.h
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ int PM_TruePointContents( playermove_t *pmove, const vec3_t p );
 int PM_PointContents( playermove_t *pmove, const vec3_t p );
 void PM_ConvertTrace( trace_t *out, pmtrace_t *in, edict_t *ent );
 
+static inline void PM_InitTrace( trace_t *trace, const vec3_t end )
+{
+	memset( trace, 0, sizeof( *trace ));
+	VectorCopy( end, trace->endpos );
+	trace->allsolid = true;
+	trace->fraction = 1.0f;
+}
+
+static inline void PM_InitPMTrace( pmtrace_t *trace, const vec3_t end )
+{
+	memset( trace, 0, sizeof( *trace ));
+	VectorCopy( end, trace->endpos );
+	trace->allsolid = true;
+	trace->fraction = 1.0f;
+}
+
 //
 // pm_surface.c
 //
diff --git a/engine/common/pm_trace.c b/engine/common/pm_trace.c
index c60a55eb..0e1ce7c6 100644
--- a/engine/common/pm_trace.c
+++ b/engine/common/pm_trace.c
@@ -446,10 +446,7 @@ pmtrace_t PM_PlayerTraceExt( playermove_t *pmove, vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int
 			VectorSubtract( end, offset, end_l );
 		}
 
-		memset( &trace_bbox, 0, sizeof( trace_bbox ));
-		VectorCopy( end, trace_bbox.endpos );
-		trace_bbox.allsolid = true;
-		trace_bbox.fraction = 1.0f;
+		PM_InitPMTrace( &trace_bbox, end );
 
 		if( hullcount < 1 )
 		{
@@ -475,10 +472,7 @@ pmtrace_t PM_PlayerTraceExt( playermove_t *pmove, vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int
 
 			for( last_hitgroup = 0, j = 0; j < hullcount; j++ )
 			{
-				memset( &trace_hitbox, 0, sizeof( trace_hitbox ));
-				VectorCopy( end, trace_hitbox.endpos );
-				trace_hitbox.allsolid = true;
-				trace_hitbox.fraction = 1.0f;
+				PM_InitPMTrace( &trace_hitbox, end );
 
 				PM_RecursiveHullCheck( &hull[j], hull[j].firstclipnode, 0, 1, start_l, end_l, &trace_hitbox );
 
@@ -622,10 +616,7 @@ int PM_TestPlayerPosition( playermove_t *pmove, vec3_t pos, pmtrace_t *ptrace, p
 		{
 			pmtrace_t	trace;
 
-			memset( &trace, 0, sizeof( trace ));
-			VectorCopy( pos, trace.endpos );
-			trace.allsolid = true;
-			trace.fraction = 1.0f;
+			PM_InitPMTrace( &trace, pos );
 
 			// run custom sweep callback
 			if( pmove->server || Host_IsLocalClient( ))
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_world.c b/engine/server/sv_world.c
index ea823974..71079e65 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_world.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_world.c
@@ -871,10 +871,7 @@ void SV_ClipMoveToEntity( edict_t *ent, const vec3_t start, vec3_t mins, vec3_t
 	qboolean	rotated, transform_bbox;
 	matrix4x4	matrix;
 
-	memset( trace, 0, sizeof( trace_t ));
-	VectorCopy( end, trace->endpos );
-	trace->fraction = 1.0f;
-	trace->allsolid = 1;
+	PM_InitTrace( trace, end );
 
 	model = SV_ModelHandle( ent->v.modelindex );
 
@@ -945,10 +942,7 @@ void SV_ClipMoveToEntity( edict_t *ent, const vec3_t start, vec3_t mins, vec3_t
 
 		for( i = 0; i < hullcount; i++ )
 		{
-			memset( &trace_hitbox, 0, sizeof( trace_t ));
-			VectorCopy( end, trace_hitbox.endpos );
-			trace_hitbox.fraction = 1.0;
-			trace_hitbox.allsolid = 1;
+			PM_InitTrace( &trace_hitbox, end );
 
 			PM_RecursiveHullCheck( &hull[i], hull[i].firstclipnode, 0.0f, 1.0f, start_l, end_l, (pmtrace_t *)&trace_hitbox );
 
@@ -1114,10 +1108,7 @@ or custom physics implementation
 void SV_CustomClipMoveToEntity( edict_t *ent, const vec3_t start, vec3_t mins, vec3_t maxs, const vec3_t end, trace_t *trace )
 {
 	// initialize custom trace
-	memset( trace, 0, sizeof( trace_t ));
-	VectorCopy( end, trace->endpos );
-	trace->allsolid = true;
-	trace->fraction = 1.0f;
+	PM_InitTrace( trace, end );
 
 	if( svgame.physFuncs.ClipMoveToEntity != NULL )
 	{