{
        struct rpc_clnt *clnt;
        int             status;
-       struct nsm_args args;
+       struct nsm_args args = {
+               .addr           = nsm_addr_in(nsm)->sin_addr.s_addr,
+               .prog           = NLM_PROGRAM,
+               .vers           = 3,
+               .proc           = NLMPROC_NSM_NOTIFY,
+               .mon_name       = nsm->sm_name,
+       };
        struct rpc_message msg = {
                .rpc_argp       = &args,
                .rpc_resp       = res,
                goto out;
        }
 
-       memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
-       args.mon_name = nsm->sm_name;
-       args.addr = nsm_addr_in(nsm)->sin_addr.s_addr;
-       args.prog = NLM_PROGRAM;
-       args.vers = 3;
-       args.proc = NLMPROC_NSM_NOTIFY;
        memset(res, 0, sizeof(*res));
 
        msg.rpc_proc = &clnt->cl_procinfo[proc];