diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs b/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs
index 101caab2f..90f31b8f8 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ impl Balloon {
         Ok(Balloon {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             resize: VirtioBalloonResize::new()?,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
index 2a7f751e1..70a9ad1ce 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl<T: DiskFile> Block<T> {
         Ok(Block {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/block_io_uring.rs b/virtio-devices/src/block_io_uring.rs
index e1e2e5a17..9db651d92 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/block_io_uring.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/block_io_uring.rs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl BlockIoUring {
         Ok(BlockIoUring {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/console.rs b/virtio-devices/src/console.rs
index 953d2fcd1..9a6dce356 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/console.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/console.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ impl Console {
             Console {
                 common: VirtioCommon {
                     avail_features,
-                    acked_features: 0u64,
+                    ..Default::default()
                 },
                 id,
                 kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/device.rs b/virtio-devices/src/device.rs
index 7222c68ce..9e6d1f0d2 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/device.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/device.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ pub trait DmaRemapping: Send + Sync {
 }
 
 /// Structure to handle device state common to all devices
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct VirtioCommon {
     pub avail_features: u64,
     pub acked_features: u64,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs b/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs
index a77531525..bd1eb61a3 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/iommu.rs
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ impl Iommu {
                     avail_features: 1u64 << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1
                         | 1u64 << VIRTIO_IOMMU_F_MAP_UNMAP
                         | 1u64 << VIRTIO_IOMMU_F_PROBE,
-                    acked_features: 0u64,
+                    ..Default::default()
                 },
                 config,
                 config_topo_pci_ranges: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/mem.rs b/virtio-devices/src/mem.rs
index c1cf2cc5c..b67a4d4b0 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/mem.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/mem.rs
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ impl Mem {
         Ok(Mem {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             resize,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
index 9969014e9..72f33d922 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl Net {
         Ok(Net {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs b/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
index 2a0ad6aa7..d55a2afd3 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ impl Pmem {
         Ok(Pmem {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs b/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
index d18eb054a..7b522f750 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl Rng {
         Ok(Rng {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
index 6514145c9..e10236d21 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/blk.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ impl Blk {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
                 acked_features,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             vhost_user_blk,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs
index 225987927..b20d4164d 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/fs.rs
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ impl Fs {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
                 acked_features,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             vu: master,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
index 359741db8..4f1e92a94 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vhost_user/net.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ impl Net {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
                 acked_features,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             vhost_user_net,
             kill_evt: None,
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs
index ca12c5c8a..d28c54bf5 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/device.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ where
         Ok(Vsock {
             common: VirtioCommon {
                 avail_features,
-                acked_features: 0u64,
+                ..Default::default()
             },
             id,
             cid,