diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_instance.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_instance.cpp
index e6fabd8c2..8c6c3deb1 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_instance.cpp
@@ -122,22 +122,14 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
     std::string appName = env::getExeName();
     
-    VkApplicationInfo appInfo;
-    appInfo.sType                 = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
-    appInfo.pNext                 = nullptr;
+    VkApplicationInfo appInfo = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO };
     appInfo.pApplicationName      = appName.c_str();
-    appInfo.applicationVersion    = 0;
     appInfo.pEngineName           = "DXVK";
     appInfo.engineVersion         = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 10, 1);
     appInfo.apiVersion            = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, 0);
     
-    VkInstanceCreateInfo info;
-    info.sType                    = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
-    info.pNext                    = nullptr;
-    info.flags                    = 0;
+    VkInstanceCreateInfo info = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO };
     info.pApplicationInfo         = &appInfo;
-    info.enabledLayerCount        = 0;
-    info.ppEnabledLayerNames      = nullptr;
     info.enabledExtensionCount    = extensionNameList.count();
     info.ppEnabledExtensionNames  = extensionNameList.names();