diff --git a/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c b/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c
index acd8da28d23..c99cabe33c9 100644
--- a/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c
+++ b/win32ss/gdi/ntgdi/dibobj.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ CreateDIBPalette(
         {
             /* The colors are an array of RGBQUAD values */
             RGBQUAD *prgb = (RGBQUAD*)((PCHAR)pbmi + pbmi->bmiHeader.biSize);
-            RGBQUAD colors[256] = {0};
+            RGBQUAD colors[256] = {{0}};
 
             // FIXME: do we need to handle PALETTEINDEX / PALETTERGB macro?