diff --git a/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp b/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
index 6f98ac71b34a38..e83a88915f2ea4 100644
--- a/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/dnssd/Discovery_ImplPlatform.cpp
@@ -452,8 +452,7 @@ void DiscoveryImplPlatform::HandleDnssdInit(void * context, CHIP_ERROR initError
         publisher->mState = State::kInitialized;
 
         // Post an event that will start advertising
-        DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event;
-        event.Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized;
+        DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event{ .Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdInitialized };
 
         CHIP_ERROR error = DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().PostEvent(&event);
         if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
@@ -477,9 +476,8 @@ void DiscoveryImplPlatform::HandleDnssdError(void * context, CHIP_ERROR error)
         // Restore dnssd state before restart, also needs to call ChipDnssdShutdown()
         publisher->Shutdown();
 
-        DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event;
-        event.Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdRestartNeeded;
-        error      = DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().PostEvent(&event);
+        DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event{ .Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kDnssdRestartNeeded };
+        error = DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().PostEvent(&event);
 
         if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
         {
diff --git a/src/protocols/secure_channel/PairingSession.cpp b/src/protocols/secure_channel/PairingSession.cpp
index 6176d097c5118a..49f80713d8ed8c 100644
--- a/src/protocols/secure_channel/PairingSession.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/secure_channel/PairingSession.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ void PairingSession::Finish()
     if (err == CHIP_NO_ERROR)
     {
         VerifyOrDie(mSecureSessionHolder);
-        DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event;
-        event.Type                                   = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kSecureSessionEstablished;
+        DeviceLayer::ChipDeviceEvent event{ .Type = DeviceLayer::DeviceEventType::kSecureSessionEstablished };
         event.SecureSessionEstablished.TransportType = to_underlying(address.GetTransportType());
         event.SecureSessionEstablished.SecureSessionType =
             to_underlying(mSecureSessionHolder->AsSecureSession()->GetSecureSessionType());