diff --git a/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c b/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c
index b21dd44..960c2aa 100644
--- a/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c
+++ b/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c
@@ -178,7 +178,16 @@ static struct vm_operations_struct vmuser_mops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static struct file_operations vmuser_fops;
+static struct file_operations vmuser_fops = {
+   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+   .poll = LinuxDriverPoll,
+   .unlocked_ioctl = LinuxDriver_Ioctl,
+   .compat_ioctl = LinuxDriver_Ioctl,
+   .open = LinuxDriver_Open,
+   .release = LinuxDriver_Close,
+   .mmap = LinuxDriverMmap
+};
+
 static struct timer_list tscTimer;
 static Atomic_uint32 tsckHz;
 static VmTimeStart tsckHzStartTime;
@@ -357,21 +372,6 @@ init_module(void)
    linuxState.fastClockPriority = -20;
    linuxState.swapSize = VMMON_UNKNOWN_SWAP_SIZE;
 
-   /*
-    * Initialize the file_operations structure. Because this code is always
-    * compiled as a module, this is fine to do it here and not in a static
-    * initializer.
-    */
-
-   memset(&vmuser_fops, 0, sizeof vmuser_fops);
-   vmuser_fops.owner = THIS_MODULE;
-   vmuser_fops.poll = LinuxDriverPoll;
-   vmuser_fops.unlocked_ioctl = LinuxDriver_Ioctl;
-   vmuser_fops.compat_ioctl = LinuxDriver_Ioctl;
-   vmuser_fops.open = LinuxDriver_Open;
-   vmuser_fops.release = LinuxDriver_Close;
-   vmuser_fops.mmap = LinuxDriverMmap;
-
 #ifdef VMX86_DEVEL
    devel_init_module();
    linuxState.minor = 0;
diff --git a/vmnet-only/driver.c b/vmnet-only/driver.c
index b12b982..40bd4cf 100644
--- a/vmnet-only/driver.c
+++ b/vmnet-only/driver.c
@@ -165,7 +165,16 @@ static long  VNetFileOpUnlockedIoctl(struct file * filp,
                                      unsigned int iocmd, unsigned long ioarg);
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations vnetFileOps;
+static struct file_operations vnetFileOps = {
+   .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+   .read = VNetFileOpRead,
+   .write = VNetFileOpWrite,
+   .poll = VNetFileOpPoll,
+   .unlocked_ioctl = VNetFileOpUnlockedIoctl,
+   .compat_ioctl = VNetFileOpUnlockedIoctl,
+   .open = VNetFileOpOpen,
+   .release = VNetFileOpClose
+};
 
 /*
  * Utility functions
@@ -476,22 +491,6 @@ init_module(void)
       goto err_proto;
    }
 
-   /*
-    * Initialize the file_operations structure. Because this code is always
-    * compiled as a module, this is fine to do it here and not in a static
-    * initializer.
-    */
-
-   memset(&vnetFileOps, 0, sizeof vnetFileOps);
-   vnetFileOps.owner = THIS_MODULE;
-   vnetFileOps.read = VNetFileOpRead;
-   vnetFileOps.write = VNetFileOpWrite;
-   vnetFileOps.poll = VNetFileOpPoll;
-   vnetFileOps.unlocked_ioctl = VNetFileOpUnlockedIoctl;
-   vnetFileOps.compat_ioctl = VNetFileOpUnlockedIoctl;
-   vnetFileOps.open = VNetFileOpOpen;
-   vnetFileOps.release = VNetFileOpClose;
-
    retval = register_chrdev(VNET_MAJOR_NUMBER, "vmnet", &vnetFileOps);
    if (retval) {
       LOG(0, (KERN_NOTICE "/dev/vmnet: could not register major device %d\n",