diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
index df3994649..e3362928e 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ get_log_page_completion(void *cb_arg, const struct nvme_completion *cpl)
 static int
 get_feature(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr, uint8_t fid)
 {
-	struct nvme_command cmd = {0};
+	struct nvme_command cmd = {};
 
 	cmd.opc = NVME_OPC_GET_FEATURES;
 	cmd.cdw10 = fid;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ get_features(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr)
 static int
 get_health_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr)
 {
-	struct nvme_command cmd = {0};
+	struct nvme_command cmd = {};
 
 	if (health_page == NULL) {
 		health_page = rte_zmalloc("nvme health", sizeof(*health_page), 4096);
diff --git a/mk/spdk.common.mk b/mk/spdk.common.mk
index a069f5026..e65ad42fd 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.common.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.common.mk
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ endif
 
 OS := $(shell uname)
 
-COMMON_CFLAGS = -g $(C_OPT) -Wall -Wsign-compare -Werror -fno-strict-aliasing -march=native -m64 -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/include
+COMMON_CFLAGS = -g $(C_OPT) -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wmissing-field-initializers -Werror -fno-strict-aliasing -march=native -m64 -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/include
 
 COMMON_CFLAGS += -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wformat-nonliteral
 
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c b/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c
index 180f3b7a6..92c5b3a0c 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void set_feature_completion(void *arg, const struct nvme_completion *cpl)
 static int
 set_temp_threshold(struct dev *dev, uint32_t temp)
 {
-	struct nvme_command cmd = {0};
+	struct nvme_command cmd = {};
 
 	cmd.opc = NVME_OPC_SET_FEATURES;
 	cmd.cdw10 = NVME_FEAT_TEMPERATURE_THRESHOLD;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ get_feature_completion(void *cb_arg, const struct nvme_completion *cpl)
 static int
 get_temp_threshold(struct dev *dev)
 {
-	struct nvme_command cmd = {0};
+	struct nvme_command cmd = {};
 
 	cmd.opc = NVME_OPC_GET_FEATURES;
 	cmd.cdw10 = NVME_FEAT_TEMPERATURE_THRESHOLD;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ get_log_page_completion(void *cb_arg, const struct nvme_completion *cpl)
 static int
 get_health_log_page(struct dev *dev)
 {
-	struct nvme_command cmd = {0};
+	struct nvme_command cmd = {};
 
 	cmd.opc = NVME_OPC_GET_LOG_PAGE;
 	cmd.cdw10 = NVME_LOG_HEALTH_INFORMATION;
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_c/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_ut.c b/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_c/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_ut.c
index d2eb9f570..4332628a7 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_c/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_c/nvme_ctrlr_cmd_ut.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void verify_abort_cmd(struct nvme_request *req)
 
 void verify_io_raw_cmd(struct nvme_request *req)
 {
-	struct nvme_command	command = {0};
+	struct nvme_command	command = {};
 
 	CU_ASSERT(memcmp(&req->cmd, &command, sizeof(req->cmd)) == 0);
 }