diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_monitor.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_monitor.c
index 7f19c6ebfc..131672014a 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_monitor.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_monitor.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct _bhyveMonitor {
 static void
 bhyveMonitorIO(int watch, int kq, int events ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *opaque)
 {
-    const struct timespec zerowait = {};
+    const struct timespec zerowait = { 0, 0 };
     bhyveMonitorPtr mon = opaque;
     struct kevent kev;
     int rc, status;