diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 1e67b7a5968c..af94c98087c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 	static struct syscall_metadata __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
 	  event_enter_##sname = {					\
-		.name                   = "sys_enter"#sname,		\
 		.class			= &event_class_syscall_enter,	\
+		{							\
+			.name                   = "sys_enter"#sname,	\
+		},							\
 		.event.funcs            = &enter_syscall_print_funcs,	\
 		.data			= (void *)&__syscall_meta_##sname,\
 		.flags                  = TRACE_EVENT_FL_CAP_ANY,	\
@@ -133,8 +135,10 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 	static struct syscall_metadata __syscall_meta_##sname;		\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
 	  event_exit_##sname = {					\
-		.name                   = "sys_exit"#sname,		\
 		.class			= &event_class_syscall_exit,	\
+		{							\
+			.name                   = "sys_exit"#sname,	\
+		},							\
 		.event.funcs		= &exit_syscall_print_funcs,	\
 		.data			= (void *)&__syscall_meta_##sname,\
 		.flags                  = TRACE_EVENT_FL_CAP_ANY,	\
diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index 9c44c11cd9bb..0a1a4f7caf09 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -470,8 +470,10 @@ static inline notrace int ftrace_get_offsets_##call(			\
  * };
  *
  * static struct ftrace_event_call event_<call> = {
- *	.tp			= &__tracepoint_<call>,
  *	.class			= event_class_<template>,
+ *	{
+ *		.tp			= &__tracepoint_<call>,
+ *	},
  *	.event			= &ftrace_event_type_<call>,
  *	.print_fmt		= print_fmt_<call>,
  *	.flags			= TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT,
@@ -606,8 +608,10 @@ static struct ftrace_event_class __used __refdata event_class_##call = { \
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, call, proto, args)			\
 									\
 static struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {			\
-	.tp			= &__tracepoint_##call,			\
 	.class			= &event_class_##template,		\
+	{								\
+		.tp			= &__tracepoint_##call,		\
+	},								\
 	.event.funcs		= &ftrace_event_type_funcs_##template,	\
 	.print_fmt		= print_fmt_##template,			\
 	.flags			= TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT,		\
@@ -621,8 +625,10 @@ __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_##call = &event_##call
 static const char print_fmt_##call[] = print;				\
 									\
 static struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {			\
-	.tp			= &__tracepoint_##call,			\
 	.class			= &event_class_##template,		\
+	{								\
+		.tp			= &__tracepoint_##call,		\
+	},								\
 	.event.funcs		= &ftrace_event_type_funcs_##call,	\
 	.print_fmt		= print_fmt_##call,			\
 	.flags			= TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT,		\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_export.c b/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
index ee0a5098ac43..d4ddde28a81a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
@@ -173,9 +173,11 @@ struct ftrace_event_class __refdata event_class_ftrace_##call = {	\
 };									\
 									\
 struct ftrace_event_call __used event_##call = {			\
-	.name			= #call,				\
-	.event.type		= etype,				\
 	.class			= &event_class_ftrace_##call,		\
+	{								\
+		.name			= #call,			\
+	},								\
+	.event.type		= etype,				\
 	.print_fmt		= print,				\
 	.flags			= TRACE_EVENT_FL_IGNORE_ENABLE | TRACE_EVENT_FL_USE_CALL_FILTER, \
 };									\