diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 5c4cbad62d..d80d009d1a 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ struct hostinfo {
 	unsigned int hostname_lookup_done:1;
 	unsigned int saw_extended_args:1;
 };
+#define HOSTINFO_INIT { \
+	.hostname = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.canon_hostname = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.ip_address = STRBUF_INIT, \
+	.tcp_port = STRBUF_INIT, \
+}
 
 static void lookup_hostname(struct hostinfo *hi);
 
@@ -727,15 +733,6 @@ static void lookup_hostname(struct hostinfo *hi)
 	}
 }
 
-static void hostinfo_init(struct hostinfo *hi)
-{
-	memset(hi, 0, sizeof(*hi));
-	strbuf_init(&hi->hostname, 0);
-	strbuf_init(&hi->canon_hostname, 0);
-	strbuf_init(&hi->ip_address, 0);
-	strbuf_init(&hi->tcp_port, 0);
-}
-
 static void hostinfo_clear(struct hostinfo *hi)
 {
 	strbuf_release(&hi->hostname);
@@ -760,11 +757,9 @@ static int execute(void)
 	char *line = packet_buffer;
 	int pktlen, len, i;
 	char *addr = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"), *port = getenv("REMOTE_PORT");
-	struct hostinfo hi;
+	struct hostinfo hi = HOSTINFO_INIT;
 	struct strvec env = STRVEC_INIT;
 
-	hostinfo_init(&hi);
-
 	if (addr)
 		loginfo("Connection from %s:%s", addr, port);