diff --git a/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp b/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp
index f1d92a74..2e17eacb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ resume_3:
 
     void attempt_create()
     {
-        new_cfg = {
+        new_cfg = (inode_config_t){
             .num = INODE_WITH_POOL(new_pool_id, new_id),
             .name = image_name,
             .size = size,