diff --git a/bpf/flows.c b/bpf/flows.c
index 7294df318dda5092e1faf920bd634c344e9b7dcc..c7f0548586a19a89376ccf1e4a1415884115472d 100644
--- a/bpf/flows.c
+++ b/bpf/flows.c
@@ -239,15 +239,15 @@ static inline int flow_monitor(struct __sk_buff *skb, u8 direction) {
         if (extra_metrics != NULL) {
             update_dns(extra_metrics, &pkt, dns_errno);
         } else {
-            additional_metrics new_metrics = {
-                .start_mono_time_ts = pkt.current_ts,
-                .end_mono_time_ts = pkt.current_ts,
-                .eth_protocol = eth_protocol,
-                .dns_record.id = pkt.dns_id,
-                .dns_record.flags = pkt.dns_flags,
-                .dns_record.latency = pkt.dns_latency,
-                .dns_record.errno = dns_errno,
-            };
+            additional_metrics new_metrics;
+            __builtin_memset(&new_metrics, 0, sizeof(new_metrics));
+            new_metrics.start_mono_time_ts = pkt.current_ts;
+            new_metrics.end_mono_time_ts = pkt.current_ts;
+            new_metrics.eth_protocol = eth_protocol;
+            new_metrics.dns_record.id = pkt.dns_id;
+            new_metrics.dns_record.flags = pkt.dns_flags;
+            new_metrics.dns_record.latency = pkt.dns_latency;
+            new_metrics.dns_record.errno = dns_errno;
             long ret =
                 bpf_map_update_elem(&additional_flow_metrics, &id, &new_metrics, BPF_NOEXIST);
             if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/bpf/network_events_monitoring.h b/bpf/network_events_monitoring.h
index 073d24206aaf44a65c37f4fcc8c088e9db6982ef..5d4687e28895b50e6a805417bd993038ac8bcc21 100644
--- a/bpf/network_events_monitoring.h
+++ b/bpf/network_events_monitoring.h
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ static inline int trace_network_events(struct sk_buff *skb, struct rh_psample_me
 
     // there is no matching flows so lets create new one and add the network event metadata
     u64 current_time = bpf_ktime_get_ns();
-    additional_metrics new_flow = {
-        .start_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .end_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .eth_protocol = eth_protocol,
-        .network_events_idx = 0,
-    };
+    additional_metrics new_flow;
+    __builtin_memset(&new_flow, 0, sizeof(new_flow));
+    new_flow.start_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_flow.end_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_flow.eth_protocol = eth_protocol;
+    new_flow.network_events_idx = 0;
     bpf_probe_read_kernel(new_flow.network_events[0], md_len, user_cookie);
     new_flow.network_events_idx++;
     ret = bpf_map_update_elem(&additional_flow_metrics, &id, &new_flow, BPF_NOEXIST);
diff --git a/bpf/pkt_drops.h b/bpf/pkt_drops.h
index 74d0735541d1fef1629aba053810e565ffb44ec3..347711f4f504a0f850842c5839f8318c9d185ee2 100644
--- a/bpf/pkt_drops.h
+++ b/bpf/pkt_drops.h
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ static inline int trace_pkt_drop(void *ctx, u8 state, struct sk_buff *skb,
     }
     // there is no matching flows so lets create new one and add the drops
     u64 current_time = bpf_ktime_get_ns();
-    additional_metrics new_flow = {
-        .start_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .end_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .eth_protocol = eth_protocol,
-        .pkt_drops.packets = 1,
-        .pkt_drops.bytes = len,
-        .pkt_drops.latest_state = state,
-        .pkt_drops.latest_flags = flags,
-        .pkt_drops.latest_drop_cause = reason,
-    };
+    additional_metrics new_flow;
+    __builtin_memset(&new_flow, 0, sizeof(new_flow));
+    new_flow.start_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_flow.end_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_flow.eth_protocol = eth_protocol;
+    new_flow.pkt_drops.packets = 1;
+    new_flow.pkt_drops.bytes = len;
+    new_flow.pkt_drops.latest_state = state;
+    new_flow.pkt_drops.latest_flags = flags;
+    new_flow.pkt_drops.latest_drop_cause = reason;
     ret = bpf_map_update_elem(&additional_flow_metrics, &id, &new_flow, BPF_NOEXIST);
     if (ret != 0) {
         if (trace_messages && ret != -EEXIST) {
diff --git a/bpf/pkt_translation.h b/bpf/pkt_translation.h
index 661a258103a866deab85f7385e7e6a3fd137fb4a..13ec5a50e8a22ac6a2c5566acbb8ffd9557f7fcd 100644
--- a/bpf/pkt_translation.h
+++ b/bpf/pkt_translation.h
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ static inline long translate_lookup_and_update_flow(flow_id *id, u16 flags,
     }
 
     // there is no matching flows so lets create new one and add the xlation
-    additional_metrics new_extra_metrics = {
-        .start_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .end_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .eth_protocol = eth_protocol,
-    };
+    additional_metrics new_extra_metrics;
+    __builtin_memset(&new_extra_metrics, 0, sizeof(new_extra_metrics));
+    new_extra_metrics.start_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_extra_metrics.end_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_extra_metrics.eth_protocol = eth_protocol;
     parse_tuple(reply_t, &new_extra_metrics.translated_flow, zone_id, family,
                 id->transport_protocol, true);
     ret = bpf_map_update_elem(&additional_flow_metrics, id, &new_extra_metrics, BPF_NOEXIST);
diff --git a/bpf/rtt_tracker.h b/bpf/rtt_tracker.h
index c102557af213ad386eb8bfefec8e94de797fb3e7..c03169d6711f1e7fa73c6f05a5b1e972db8e6337 100644
--- a/bpf/rtt_tracker.h
+++ b/bpf/rtt_tracker.h
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ static inline int calculate_flow_rtt_tcp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb) {
     }
 
     u64 current_time = bpf_ktime_get_ns();
-    additional_metrics new_flow = {
-        .start_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .end_mono_time_ts = current_time,
-        .eth_protocol = eth_protocol,
-        .flow_rtt = rtt,
-    };
+    additional_metrics new_flow;
+    __builtin_memset(&new_flow, 0, sizeof(new_flow));
+    new_flow.start_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_flow.end_mono_time_ts = current_time;
+    new_flow.eth_protocol = eth_protocol;
+    new_flow.flow_rtt = rtt;
     ret = bpf_map_update_elem(&additional_flow_metrics, &id, &new_flow, BPF_NOEXIST);
     if (ret != 0) {
         if (trace_messages && ret != -EEXIST) {
diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_arm64_bpfel.o b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_arm64_bpfel.o
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diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_s390_bpfeb.o b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_s390_bpfeb.o
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diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/bpf_x86_bpfel.o b/pkg/ebpf/bpf_x86_bpfel.o
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