diff --git a/k/gdt.c b/k/gdt.c
index 42b53eb..507795f 100644
--- a/k/gdt.c
+++ b/k/gdt.c
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ static void load_gdt(void)
 
 static void load_ds(void)
 {
-    struct segment_selector selector;
-    selector.index = KERNEL_DS_INDEX;
-    selector.table_indicator = 0;
-    selector.rpl = 0;
+    struct segment_selector selector = KERNEL_DS_SEGMENT_SELECTOR;
 
     asm volatile("movw %0, %%ax\n"
                  "movw %%ax, %%ds\n"
@@ -95,10 +92,7 @@ static void load_ds(void)
 
 static void load_cs(void)
 {
-    struct segment_selector selector;
-    selector.index = KERNEL_CS_INDEX;
-    selector.table_indicator = 0;
-    selector.rpl = 0;
+    struct segment_selector selector = KERNEL_CS_SEGMENT_SELECTOR;
 
     asm volatile("pushl %0\n"
                  "pushl $1f\n"
diff --git a/k/gdt.h b/k/gdt.h
index 7704d0b..3a0f9fc 100644
--- a/k/gdt.h
+++ b/k/gdt.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #define KERNEL_CS_INDEX 1
 #define KERNEL_DS_INDEX 2
 
+#define KERNEL_CS_SEGMENT_SELECTOR {0, 0, KERNEL_CS_INDEX}
+#define KERNEL_DS_SEGMENT_SELECTOR {0, 0, KERNEL_DS_INDEX}
+
 struct gdt_entry
 {
     uint16_t limit_1    : 16; // 16 lsbs of the segment limit