diff --git a/src/acl.c b/src/acl.c
index 533782aca..bda449e8d 100644
--- a/src/acl.c
+++ b/src/acl.c
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ static int ACLSelectorCheckCmd(aclSelector *selector,
      * mentioned in the command arguments. */
     if (!(selector->flags & SELECTOR_FLAG_ALLKEYS) && doesCommandHaveKeys(cmd)) {
         if (!(cache->keys_init)) {
-            cache->keys = (getKeysResult)GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+            initGetKeysResult(&(cache->keys));
             getKeysFromCommandWithSpecs(cmd, argv, argc, GET_KEYSPEC_DEFAULT, &(cache->keys));
             cache->keys_init = 1;
         }
@@ -1733,7 +1733,8 @@ static int ACLSelectorCheckCmd(aclSelector *selector,
      * mentioned in the command arguments */
     const int channel_flags = CMD_CHANNEL_PUBLISH | CMD_CHANNEL_SUBSCRIBE;
     if (!(selector->flags & SELECTOR_FLAG_ALLCHANNELS) && doesCommandHaveChannelsWithFlags(cmd, channel_flags)) {
-        getKeysResult channels = (getKeysResult)GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+        getKeysResult channels;
+        initGetKeysResult(&channels);
         getChannelsFromCommand(cmd, argv, argc, &channels);
         keyReference *channelref = channels.keys;
         for (int j = 0; j < channels.numkeys; j++) {
diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 3a4dccdff..00f3c2d88 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ getNodeByQuery(client *c, struct serverCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int
         margc = ms->commands[i].argc;
         margv = ms->commands[i].argv;
 
-        getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+        getKeysResult result;
+        initGetKeysResult(&result);
         numkeys = getKeysFromCommand(mcmd, margv, margc, &result);
         keyindex = result.keys;
 
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 1843395d8..c879b2ffb 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ unsigned long long dbScan(serverDb *db, unsigned long long cursor, dictScanFunct
  * the result, and can be called repeatedly to enlarge the result array.
  */
 keyReference *getKeysPrepareResult(getKeysResult *result, int numkeys) {
-    /* GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT initializes keys to NULL, point it to the pre-allocated stack
+    /* initGetKeysResult initializes keys to NULL, point it to the pre-allocated stack
      * buffer here. */
     if (!result->keys) {
         serverAssert(!result->numkeys);
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index f149443c8..c98c837a5 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -13247,7 +13247,8 @@ int *VM_GetCommandKeysWithFlags(ValkeyModuleCtx *ctx,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+    getKeysResult result;
+    initGetKeysResult(&result);
     getKeysFromCommand(cmd, argv, argc, &result);
 
     *num_keys = result.numkeys;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 5065e40dd..e5df60be6 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -4838,7 +4838,8 @@ void addReplyCommandDocs(client *c, struct serverCommand *cmd) {
 /* Helper for COMMAND GETKEYS and GETKEYSANDFLAGS */
 void getKeysSubcommandImpl(client *c, int with_flags) {
     struct serverCommand *cmd = lookupCommand(c->argv + 2, c->argc - 2);
-    getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+    getKeysResult result;
+    initGetKeysResult(&result);
     int j;
 
     if (!cmd) {
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index bf16a1893..ae2d23b99 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -2136,12 +2136,17 @@ typedef struct {
  * for returning channel information.
  */
 typedef struct {
-    keyReference keysbuf[MAX_KEYS_BUFFER]; /* Pre-allocated buffer, to save heap allocations */
-    keyReference *keys;                    /* Key indices array, points to keysbuf or heap */
     int numkeys;                           /* Number of key indices return */
     int size;                              /* Available array size */
+    keyReference *keys;                    /* Key indices array, points to keysbuf or heap */
+    keyReference keysbuf[MAX_KEYS_BUFFER]; /* Pre-allocated buffer, to save heap allocations */
 } getKeysResult;
-#define GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT {{{0}}, NULL, 0, MAX_KEYS_BUFFER}
+
+static inline void initGetKeysResult(getKeysResult *result) {
+    result->numkeys = 0;
+    result->size = MAX_KEYS_BUFFER;
+    result->keys = NULL;
+}
 
 /* Key specs definitions.
  *
diff --git a/src/tracking.c b/src/tracking.c
index e33b9f46a..b95ca05b3 100644
--- a/src/tracking.c
+++ b/src/tracking.c
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ void trackingRememberKeys(client *tracking, client *executing) {
     uint64_t caching_given = tracking->flags & CLIENT_TRACKING_CACHING;
     if ((optin && !caching_given) || (optout && caching_given)) return;
 
-    getKeysResult result = GETKEYS_RESULT_INIT;
+    getKeysResult result;
+    initGetKeysResult(&result);
     int numkeys = getKeysFromCommand(executing->cmd, executing->argv, executing->argc, &result);
     if (!numkeys) {
         getKeysFreeResult(&result);