diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index 02275c107..84bddb564 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ talk_loop(void *data) {
     ChildMonitor *self = (ChildMonitor*)data;
     set_thread_name("KittyPeerMon");
     if (!init_loop_data(&talk_data.loop_data)) { log_error("Failed to create wakeup fd for talk thread with error: %s", strerror(errno)); }
-    PollFD fds[PEER_LIMIT + 8] = {0};
+    PollFD fds[PEER_LIMIT + 8] = {{0}};
     size_t num_listen_fds = 0, num_peer_fds = 0;
 #define add_listener(which) \
     if (self->which > -1) { \