diff --git a/src/admin/admin_remote.c b/src/admin/admin_remote.c
index 5322f087ec..3ae20ff373 100644
--- a/src/admin/admin_remote.c
+++ b/src/admin/admin_remote.c
@@ -232,14 +232,12 @@ remoteAdminServerGetThreadPoolParameters(virAdmServerPtr srv,
     int rv = -1;
     remoteAdminPriv *priv = srv->conn->privateData;
     admin_server_get_threadpool_parameters_args args;
-    admin_server_get_threadpool_parameters_ret ret;
+    admin_server_get_threadpool_parameters_ret ret = {0};
     VIR_LOCK_GUARD lock = virObjectLockGuard(priv);
 
     args.flags = flags;
     make_nonnull_server(&args.srv, srv);
 
-    memset(&ret, 0, sizeof(ret));
-
     if (call(srv->conn, 0, ADMIN_PROC_SERVER_GET_THREADPOOL_PARAMETERS,
              (xdrproc_t)xdr_admin_server_get_threadpool_parameters_args, (char *) &args,
              (xdrproc_t)xdr_admin_server_get_threadpool_parameters_ret, (char *) &ret) == -1)
@@ -302,14 +300,12 @@ remoteAdminClientGetInfo(virAdmClientPtr client,
     int rv = -1;
     remoteAdminPriv *priv = client->srv->conn->privateData;
     admin_client_get_info_args args;
-    admin_client_get_info_ret ret;
+    admin_client_get_info_ret ret = {0};
     VIR_LOCK_GUARD lock = virObjectLockGuard(priv);
 
     args.flags = flags;
     make_nonnull_client(&args.clnt, client);
 
-    memset(&ret, 0, sizeof(ret));
-
     if (call(client->srv->conn, 0, ADMIN_PROC_CLIENT_GET_INFO,
              (xdrproc_t)xdr_admin_client_get_info_args, (char *) &args,
              (xdrproc_t)xdr_admin_client_get_info_ret, (char *) &ret) == -1)
@@ -337,15 +333,13 @@ remoteAdminServerGetClientLimits(virAdmServerPtr srv,
 {
     int rv = -1;
     admin_server_get_client_limits_args args;
-    admin_server_get_client_limits_ret ret;
+    admin_server_get_client_limits_ret ret = {0};
     remoteAdminPriv *priv = srv->conn->privateData;
     VIR_LOCK_GUARD lock = virObjectLockGuard(priv);
 
     args.flags = flags;
     make_nonnull_server(&args.srv, srv);
 
-    memset(&ret, 0, sizeof(ret));
-
     if (call(srv->conn, 0, ADMIN_PROC_SERVER_GET_CLIENT_LIMITS,
              (xdrproc_t) xdr_admin_server_get_client_limits_args,
              (char *) &args,
@@ -410,13 +404,11 @@ remoteAdminConnectGetLoggingOutputs(virAdmConnectPtr conn,
     int rv = -1;
     remoteAdminPriv *priv = conn->privateData;
     admin_connect_get_logging_outputs_args args;
-    admin_connect_get_logging_outputs_ret ret;
+    admin_connect_get_logging_outputs_ret ret = {0};
     VIR_LOCK_GUARD lock = virObjectLockGuard(priv);
 
     args.flags = flags;
 
-    memset(&ret, 0, sizeof(ret));
-
     if (call(conn,
              0,
              ADMIN_PROC_CONNECT_GET_LOGGING_OUTPUTS,
@@ -442,13 +434,11 @@ remoteAdminConnectGetLoggingFilters(virAdmConnectPtr conn,
     int rv = -1;
     remoteAdminPriv *priv = conn->privateData;
     admin_connect_get_logging_filters_args args;
-    admin_connect_get_logging_filters_ret ret;
+    admin_connect_get_logging_filters_ret ret = {0};
     VIR_LOCK_GUARD lock = virObjectLockGuard(priv);
 
     args.flags = flags;
 
-    memset(&ret, 0, sizeof(ret));
-
     if (call(conn,
              0,
              ADMIN_PROC_CONNECT_GET_LOGGING_FILTERS,