diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index db57b4951c..9f333c9b11 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -204,18 +204,20 @@ static SocketAddress *nbd_config(BDRVNBDState *s, QDict *options, char **export,
     saddr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
 
     if (qdict_haskey(options, "path")) {
+        UnixSocketAddress *q_unix;
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-        saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-        saddr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "path"));
+        q_unix = saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+        q_unix->path = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "path"));
         qdict_del(options, "path");
     } else {
+        InetSocketAddress *inet;
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        saddr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "host"));
+        inet = saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        inet->host = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "host"));
         if (!qdict_get_try_str(options, "port")) {
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup_printf("%d", NBD_DEFAULT_PORT);
+            inet->port = g_strdup_printf("%d", NBD_DEFAULT_PORT);
         } else {
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "port"));
+            inet->port = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "port"));
         }
         qdict_del(options, "host");
         qdict_del(options, "port");
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 5ea1d349b6..af311023d6 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3659,20 +3659,23 @@ static void qemu_chr_parse_socket(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend,
 
     addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     if (path) {
+        UnixSocketAddress *q_unix;
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-        addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-        addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(path);
+        q_unix = addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+        q_unix->path = g_strdup(path);
     } else {
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(host);
-        addr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(port);
-        addr->u.inet->has_to = qemu_opt_get(opts, "to");
-        addr->u.inet->to = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "to", 0);
-        addr->u.inet->has_ipv4 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv4");
-        addr->u.inet->ipv4 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv4", 0);
-        addr->u.inet->has_ipv6 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv6");
-        addr->u.inet->ipv6 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv6", 0);
+        addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        *addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+            .host = g_strdup(host),
+            .port = g_strdup(port),
+            .has_to = qemu_opt_get(opts, "to"),
+            .to = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "to", 0),
+            .has_ipv4 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv4"),
+            .ipv4 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv4", 0),
+            .has_ipv6 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv6"),
+            .ipv6 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv6", 0),
+        };
     }
     sock->addr = addr;
 }
@@ -3711,22 +3714,26 @@ static void qemu_chr_parse_udp(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend,
 
     addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(host);
-    addr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(port);
-    addr->u.inet->has_ipv4 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv4");
-    addr->u.inet->ipv4 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv4", 0);
-    addr->u.inet->has_ipv6 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv6");
-    addr->u.inet->ipv6 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv6", 0);
+    addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        .host = g_strdup(host),
+        .port = g_strdup(port),
+        .has_ipv4 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv4"),
+        .ipv4 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv4", 0),
+        .has_ipv6 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv6"),
+        .ipv6 = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "ipv6", 0),
+    };
     udp->remote = addr;
 
     if (has_local) {
         udp->has_local = true;
         addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(localaddr);
-        addr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(localport);
+        addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        *addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+            .host = g_strdup(localaddr),
+            .port = g_strdup(localport),
+        };
         udp->local = addr;
     }
 }
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 5fe94d0e7b..a5c1d95344 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -380,13 +380,14 @@ static SocketAddress *nbd_build_socket_address(const char *sockpath,
         saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
         saddr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(sockpath);
     } else {
+        InetSocketAddress *inet;
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        saddr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(bindto);
+        inet = saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        inet->host = g_strdup(bindto);
         if (port) {
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(port);
+            inet->port = g_strdup(port);
         } else  {
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup_printf("%d", NBD_DEFAULT_PORT);
+            inet->port = g_strdup_printf("%d", NBD_DEFAULT_PORT);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c b/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
index 069736373c..8a34056670 100644
--- a/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
+++ b/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * QEMU I/O channel sockets test
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -283,14 +283,18 @@ static void test_io_channel_ipv4(bool async)
     SocketAddress *connect_addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
 
     listen_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    listen_addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    listen_addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1");
-    listen_addr->u.inet->port = NULL; /* Auto-select */
+    listen_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *listen_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        .host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1"),
+        .port = NULL, /* Auto-select */
+    };
 
     connect_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    connect_addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    connect_addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1");
-    connect_addr->u.inet->port = NULL; /* Filled in later */
+    connect_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *connect_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        .host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1"),
+        .port = NULL, /* Filled in later */
+    };
 
     test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr, false);
 
@@ -317,14 +321,18 @@ static void test_io_channel_ipv6(bool async)
     SocketAddress *connect_addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
 
     listen_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    listen_addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    listen_addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup("::1");
-    listen_addr->u.inet->port = NULL; /* Auto-select */
+    listen_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *listen_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        .host = g_strdup("::1"),
+        .port = NULL, /* Auto-select */
+    };
 
     connect_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    connect_addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    connect_addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup("::1");
-    connect_addr->u.inet->port = NULL; /* Filled in later */
+    connect_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *connect_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        .host = g_strdup("::1"),
+        .port = NULL, /* Filled in later */
+    };
 
     test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr, false);
 
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index ce4c669ec9..6cd63141c4 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -3530,12 +3530,13 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
             }
         } else {
             unsigned long long baseport;
+            InetSocketAddress *inet;
             saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-            saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+            inet = saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
             if (vnc[0] == '[' && vnc[hlen - 1] == ']') {
-                saddr->u.inet->host = g_strndup(vnc + 1, hlen - 2);
+                inet->host = g_strndup(vnc + 1, hlen - 2);
             } else {
-                saddr->u.inet->host = g_strndup(vnc, hlen);
+                inet->host = g_strndup(vnc, hlen);
             }
             if (parse_uint_full(h + 1, &baseport, 10) < 0) {
                 error_setg(errp, "can't convert to a number: %s", h + 1);
@@ -3546,32 +3547,32 @@ void vnc_display_open(const char *id, Error **errp)
                 error_setg(errp, "port %s out of range", h + 1);
                 goto fail;
             }
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup_printf(
+            inet->port = g_strdup_printf(
                 "%d", (int)baseport + 5900);
 
             if (to) {
-                saddr->u.inet->has_to = true;
-                saddr->u.inet->to = to + 5900;
+                inet->has_to = true;
+                inet->to = to + 5900;
             }
-            saddr->u.inet->ipv4 = ipv4;
-            saddr->u.inet->has_ipv4 = has_ipv4;
-            saddr->u.inet->ipv6 = ipv6;
-            saddr->u.inet->has_ipv6 = has_ipv6;
+            inet->ipv4 = ipv4;
+            inet->has_ipv4 = has_ipv4;
+            inet->ipv6 = ipv6;
+            inet->has_ipv6 = has_ipv6;
 
             if (vs->ws_enabled) {
                 wsaddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-                wsaddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-                wsaddr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(saddr->u.inet->host);
-                wsaddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(websocket);
+                inet = wsaddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+                inet->host = g_strdup(saddr->u.inet->host);
+                inet->port = g_strdup(websocket);
 
                 if (to) {
-                    wsaddr->u.inet->has_to = true;
-                    wsaddr->u.inet->to = to;
+                    inet->has_to = true;
+                    inet->to = to;
                 }
-                wsaddr->u.inet->ipv4 = ipv4;
-                wsaddr->u.inet->has_ipv4 = has_ipv4;
-                wsaddr->u.inet->ipv6 = ipv6;
-                wsaddr->u.inet->has_ipv6 = has_ipv6;
+                inet->ipv4 = ipv4;
+                inet->has_ipv4 = has_ipv4;
+                inet->ipv6 = ipv6;
+                inet->has_ipv6 = has_ipv6;
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 557da20bf2..ad7c00c9ad 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ socket_sockaddr_to_address_inet(struct sockaddr_storage *sa,
     char host[NI_MAXHOST];
     char serv[NI_MAXSERV];
     SocketAddress *addr;
+    InetSocketAddress *inet;
     int ret;
 
     ret = getnameinfo((struct sockaddr *)sa, salen,
@@ -1017,13 +1018,13 @@ socket_sockaddr_to_address_inet(struct sockaddr_storage *sa,
 
     addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    addr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(host);
-    addr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(serv);
+    inet = addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    inet->host = g_strdup(host);
+    inet->port = g_strdup(serv);
     if (sa->ss_family == AF_INET) {
-        addr->u.inet->has_ipv4 = addr->u.inet->ipv4 = true;
+        inet->has_ipv4 = inet->ipv4 = true;
     } else {
-        addr->u.inet->has_ipv6 = addr->u.inet->ipv6 = true;
+        inet->has_ipv6 = inet->ipv6 = true;
     }
 
     return addr;