diff --git a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c
index 365921a5d83f67c792211c70657c67273c623830..939e5e09de02d91148b8ad226f28407f6a4ae9c9 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/aodvv2/aodv.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static mutex_t rreq_mutex;
 static mutex_t rrep_mutex;
 static mutex_t rerr_mutex;
 
-struct netaddr na_mcast = (struct netaddr){};
+struct netaddr na_mcast;
 
 void aodv_init(void)
 {