diff --git a/refs/debug.c b/refs/debug.c
index c590d37720..b03a83258b 100644
--- a/refs/debug.c
+++ b/refs/debug.c
@@ -418,30 +418,30 @@ static int debug_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 }
 
 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_debug = {
-	NULL,
-	"debug",
-	NULL,
-	debug_init_db,
-	debug_transaction_prepare,
-	debug_transaction_finish,
-	debug_transaction_abort,
-	debug_initial_transaction_commit,
+	.next = NULL,
+	.name = "debug",
+	.init = NULL,
+	.init_db = debug_init_db,
+	.transaction_prepare = debug_transaction_prepare,
+	.transaction_finish = debug_transaction_finish,
+	.transaction_abort = debug_transaction_abort,
+	.initial_transaction_commit = debug_initial_transaction_commit,
 
-	debug_pack_refs,
-	debug_create_symref,
-	debug_delete_refs,
-	debug_rename_ref,
-	debug_copy_ref,
+	.pack_refs = debug_pack_refs,
+	.create_symref = debug_create_symref,
+	.delete_refs = debug_delete_refs,
+	.rename_ref = debug_rename_ref,
+	.copy_ref = debug_copy_ref,
 
-	debug_ref_iterator_begin,
-	debug_read_raw_ref,
-	NULL,
+	.iterator_begin = debug_ref_iterator_begin,
+	.read_raw_ref = debug_read_raw_ref,
+	.read_symbolic_ref = NULL,
 
-	debug_reflog_iterator_begin,
-	debug_for_each_reflog_ent,
-	debug_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse,
-	debug_reflog_exists,
-	debug_create_reflog,
-	debug_delete_reflog,
-	debug_reflog_expire,
+	.reflog_iterator_begin = debug_reflog_iterator_begin,
+	.for_each_reflog_ent = debug_for_each_reflog_ent,
+	.for_each_reflog_ent_reverse = debug_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse,
+	.reflog_exists = debug_reflog_exists,
+	.create_reflog = debug_create_reflog,
+	.delete_reflog = debug_delete_reflog,
+	.reflog_expire = debug_reflog_expire,
 };
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 0457ecdb42..f95552f926 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -3291,30 +3291,30 @@ static int files_init_db(struct ref_store *ref_store, struct strbuf *err)
 }
 
 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_files = {
-	NULL,
-	"files",
-	files_ref_store_create,
-	files_init_db,
-	files_transaction_prepare,
-	files_transaction_finish,
-	files_transaction_abort,
-	files_initial_transaction_commit,
+	.next = NULL,
+	.name = "files",
+	.init = files_ref_store_create,
+	.init_db = files_init_db,
+	.transaction_prepare = files_transaction_prepare,
+	.transaction_finish = files_transaction_finish,
+	.transaction_abort = files_transaction_abort,
+	.initial_transaction_commit = files_initial_transaction_commit,
 
-	files_pack_refs,
-	files_create_symref,
-	files_delete_refs,
-	files_rename_ref,
-	files_copy_ref,
+	.pack_refs = files_pack_refs,
+	.create_symref = files_create_symref,
+	.delete_refs = files_delete_refs,
+	.rename_ref = files_rename_ref,
+	.copy_ref = files_copy_ref,
 
-	files_ref_iterator_begin,
-	files_read_raw_ref,
-	files_read_symbolic_ref,
+	.iterator_begin = files_ref_iterator_begin,
+	.read_raw_ref = files_read_raw_ref,
+	.read_symbolic_ref = files_read_symbolic_ref,
 
-	files_reflog_iterator_begin,
-	files_for_each_reflog_ent,
-	files_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse,
-	files_reflog_exists,
-	files_create_reflog,
-	files_delete_reflog,
-	files_reflog_expire
+	.reflog_iterator_begin = files_reflog_iterator_begin,
+	.for_each_reflog_ent = files_for_each_reflog_ent,
+	.for_each_reflog_ent_reverse = files_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse,
+	.reflog_exists = files_reflog_exists,
+	.create_reflog = files_create_reflog,
+	.delete_reflog = files_delete_reflog,
+	.reflog_expire = files_reflog_expire
 };
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index f56e2cc635..47f01fa5c9 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -1667,30 +1667,30 @@ static int packed_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 }
 
 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_packed = {
-	NULL,
-	"packed",
-	packed_ref_store_create,
-	packed_init_db,
-	packed_transaction_prepare,
-	packed_transaction_finish,
-	packed_transaction_abort,
-	packed_initial_transaction_commit,
+	.next = NULL,
+	.name = "packed",
+	.init = packed_ref_store_create,
+	.init_db = packed_init_db,
+	.transaction_prepare = packed_transaction_prepare,
+	.transaction_finish = packed_transaction_finish,
+	.transaction_abort = packed_transaction_abort,
+	.initial_transaction_commit = packed_initial_transaction_commit,
 
-	packed_pack_refs,
-	packed_create_symref,
-	packed_delete_refs,
-	packed_rename_ref,
-	packed_copy_ref,
+	.pack_refs = packed_pack_refs,
+	.create_symref = packed_create_symref,
+	.delete_refs = packed_delete_refs,
+	.rename_ref = packed_rename_ref,
+	.copy_ref = packed_copy_ref,
 
-	packed_ref_iterator_begin,
-	packed_read_raw_ref,
-	NULL,
+	.iterator_begin = packed_ref_iterator_begin,
+	.read_raw_ref = packed_read_raw_ref,
+	.read_symbolic_ref = NULL,
 
-	packed_reflog_iterator_begin,
-	packed_for_each_reflog_ent,
-	packed_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse,
-	packed_reflog_exists,
-	packed_create_reflog,
-	packed_delete_reflog,
-	packed_reflog_expire
+	.reflog_iterator_begin = packed_reflog_iterator_begin,
+	.for_each_reflog_ent = packed_for_each_reflog_ent,
+	.for_each_reflog_ent_reverse = packed_for_each_reflog_ent_reverse,
+	.reflog_exists = packed_reflog_exists,
+	.create_reflog = packed_create_reflog,
+	.delete_reflog = packed_delete_reflog,
+	.reflog_expire = packed_reflog_expire
 };