diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c
index 405a5d414a..55bd1194d3 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ static bool ptw_translate(PTETranslate *inout, hwaddr addr)
         TranslateFault *err = inout->err;
 
         assert(inout->ptw_idx == MMU_NESTED_IDX);
-        err->exception_index = 0; /* unused */
-        err->error_code = inout->env->error_code;
-        err->cr2 = addr;
-        err->stage2 = S2_GPT;
+        *err = (TranslateFault){
+            .error_code = inout->env->error_code,
+            .cr2 = addr,
+            .stage2 = S2_GPT,
+        };
         return false;
     }
     return true;
@@ -431,10 +432,11 @@ do_check_protect_pse36:
                                   MMU_NESTED_IDX, true,
                                   &pte_trans.haddr, &full, 0);
         if (unlikely(flags & TLB_INVALID_MASK)) {
-            err->exception_index = 0; /* unused */
-            err->error_code = env->error_code;
-            err->cr2 = paddr;
-            err->stage2 = S2_GPA;
+            *err = (TranslateFault){
+                .error_code = env->error_code,
+                .cr2 = paddr,
+                .stage2 = S2_GPA,
+            };
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -494,10 +496,11 @@ do_check_protect_pse36:
         }
         break;
     }
-    err->exception_index = EXCP0E_PAGE;
-    err->error_code = error_code;
-    err->cr2 = addr;
-    err->stage2 = S2_NONE;
+    *err = (TranslateFault){
+        .exception_index = EXCP0E_PAGE,
+        .error_code = error_code,
+        .cr2 = addr,
+    };
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -564,9 +567,10 @@ static bool get_physical_address(CPUX86State *env, vaddr addr,
                 int shift = in.pg_mode & PG_MODE_LA57 ? 56 : 47;
                 int64_t sext = (int64_t)addr >> shift;
                 if (sext != 0 && sext != -1) {
-                    err->exception_index = EXCP0D_GPF;
-                    err->error_code = 0;
-                    err->cr2 = addr;
+                    *err = (TranslateFault){
+                        .exception_index = EXCP0D_GPF,
+                        .cr2 = addr,
+                    };
                     return false;
                 }
             }