1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
index fc114bae16..d80ee7dc67 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/private/helpers.c
@@ -368,11 +368,10 @@ static inline void typval_encode_list_start(EncodedData *const edata,
                                             const size_t len)
   FUNC_ATTR_ALWAYS_INLINE FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
-  const Object obj = OBJECT_INIT;
   kv_push(edata->stack, ARRAY_OBJ(((Array) {
     .capacity = len,
     .size = 0,
-    .items = xmalloc(len * sizeof(*obj.data.array.items)),
+    .items = xmalloc(len * sizeof(*((Object *)NULL)->data.array.items)),
   })));
 }
 
@@ -409,11 +408,10 @@ static inline void typval_encode_dict_start(EncodedData *const edata,
                                             const size_t len)
   FUNC_ATTR_ALWAYS_INLINE FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
-  const Object obj = OBJECT_INIT;
   kv_push(edata->stack, DICTIONARY_OBJ(((Dictionary) {
     .capacity = len,
     .size = 0,
-    .items = xmalloc(len * sizeof(*obj.data.dictionary.items)),
+    .items = xmalloc(len * sizeof(*((Object *)NULL)->data.dictionary.items)),
   })));
 }