diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c
index 12cbe867a4..5a80f04a21 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ uint8_t phy_threegpplte_turbo_decoder16(int16_t *y,
 #elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
   int16x8_t *yp128;
   //  int16x8_t tmp128[(n+8)>>3];
-  int16x8_t tmp, zeros=vdupq_n_s16(0);
+  int16x8_t tmp = {}, zeros = {};
   const uint16_t __attribute__ ((aligned (16))) _Powers[8]=
   { 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128};
   uint16x8_t Powers= vld1q_u16(_Powers);
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_8bit.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_8bit.c
index 0180bed149..63ec8ade8e 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_8bit.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_8bit.c
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ uint8_t phy_threegpplte_turbo_decoder8(int16_t *y,
 #elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
   int8x16_t *yp128;
   int8x16_t tmp128[(n+8)>>3];
-  int8x16_t tmp, zeros=vdupq_n_s8(0);
+  int8x16_t tmp = {}, zeros = {};
   const uint8_t __attribute__ ((aligned (16))) _Powers[16]=
   { 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 };
   // Set the powers of 2 (do it once for all, if applicable)