diff --git a/src/rx/xdr_mem.c b/src/rx/xdr_mem.c
index 38e8f1aca3..eeffd76d42 100644
--- a/src/rx/xdr_mem.c
+++ b/src/rx/xdr_mem.c
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ static afs_int32 *xdrmem_inline();
 static void xdrmem_destroy();
 
 static struct xdr_ops xdrmem_ops = {
-    xdrmem_getint32,
-    xdrmem_putint32,
-    xdrmem_getbytes,
-    xdrmem_putbytes,
-    xdrmem_getpos,
-    xdrmem_setpos,
-    xdrmem_inline,
-    xdrmem_destroy
+    .x_getint32 = xdrmem_getint32,
+    .x_putint32 = xdrmem_putint32,
+    .x_getbytes = xdrmem_getbytes,
+    .x_putbytes = xdrmem_putbytes,
+    .x_getpos = xdrmem_getpos,
+    .x_setpos = xdrmem_setpos,
+    .x_inline = xdrmem_inline,
+    .x_destroy = xdrmem_destroy
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/rx/xdr_rec.c b/src/rx/xdr_rec.c
index 591502e4c2..d19f763a6a 100644
--- a/src/rx/xdr_rec.c
+++ b/src/rx/xdr_rec.c
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ static bool_t skip_input_bytes(RECSTREAM * rstrm, int cnt);
 static u_int fix_buf_size(u_int s);
 
 static struct xdr_ops xdrrec_ops = {
-    xdrrec_getint32,
-    xdrrec_putint32,
-    xdrrec_getbytes,
-    xdrrec_putbytes,
-    xdrrec_getpos,
-    xdrrec_setpos,
-    xdrrec_inline,
-    xdrrec_destroy
+    .x_getint32 = xdrrec_getint32,
+    .x_putint32 = xdrrec_putint32,
+    .x_getbytes = xdrrec_getbytes,
+    .x_putbytes = xdrrec_putbytes,
+    .x_getpos = xdrrec_getpos,
+    .x_setpos = xdrrec_setpos,
+    .x_inline = xdrrec_inline,
+    .x_destroy = xdrrec_destroy
 };
 
 /*  * Create an xdr handle for xdrrec
diff --git a/src/rx/xdr_rx.c b/src/rx/xdr_rx.c
index 2fcde30a17..510e846191 100644
--- a/src/rx/xdr_rx.c
+++ b/src/rx/xdr_rx.c
@@ -115,23 +115,23 @@ static AFS_RPC_INLINE_T *xdrrx_inline(AFS_XDRS_T axdrs, u_int len);
  */
 static struct xdr_ops xdrrx_ops = {
 #if defined(KERNEL) && ((defined(AFS_SGI61_ENV) && (_MIPS_SZLONG != _MIPS_SZINT)) || defined(AFS_HPUX_64BIT_ENV))
-    xdrrx_getint64,
-    xdrrx_putint64,
+    .x_getint64 = xdrrx_getint64,
+    .x_putint64 = xdrrx_putint64,
 #endif /* defined(KERNEL) && ((defined(AFS_SGI61_ENV) && (_MIPS_SZLONG != _MIPS_SZINT)) || defined(AFS_HPUX_64BIT_ENV)) */
 #if !(defined(KERNEL) && defined(AFS_SUN57_ENV))
-    xdrrx_getint32,		/* deserialize an afs_int32 */
-    xdrrx_putint32,		/* serialize an afs_int32 */
+    .x_getint32 = xdrrx_getint32,	/* deserialize an afs_int32 */
+    .x_putint32 = xdrrx_putint32,	/* serialize an afs_int32 */
 #endif
-    xdrrx_getbytes,		/* deserialize counted bytes */
-    xdrrx_putbytes,		/* serialize counted bytes */
-    0,				/* get offset in the stream: not supported. */
-    0,				/* set offset in the stream: not supported. */
-    xdrrx_inline,		/* prime stream for inline macros */
-    0,				/* destroy stream */
+    .x_getbytes = xdrrx_getbytes,	/* deserialize counted bytes */
+    .x_putbytes = xdrrx_putbytes,	/* serialize counted bytes */
+    .x_getpostn = NULL,		/* get offset in the stream: not supported. */
+    .x_setpostn = NULL,		/* set offset in the stream: not supported. */
+    .x_inline = xdrrx_inline,		/* prime stream for inline macros */
+    .x_destroy = NULL,			/* destroy stream */
 #if defined(KERNEL) && defined(AFS_SUN57_ENV)
-    0,
-    xdrrx_getint32,		/* deserialize an afs_int32 */
-    xdrrx_putint32,		/* serialize an afs_int32 */
+    .x_control = NULL,
+    .x_getint32 = xdrrx_getint32,	/* deserialize an afs_int32 */
+    .x_putint32 = xdrrx_putint32,	/* serialize an afs_int32 */
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/rx/xdr_stdio.c b/src/rx/xdr_stdio.c
index 8b5fe1ddc4..0b24f45bf8 100644
--- a/src/rx/xdr_stdio.c
+++ b/src/rx/xdr_stdio.c
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static void xdrstdio_destroy();
  * Ops vector for stdio type XDR
  */
 static struct xdr_ops xdrstdio_ops = {
-    xdrstdio_getint32,		/* deserialize an afs_int32 */
-    xdrstdio_putint32,		/* serialize an afs_int32 */
-    xdrstdio_getbytes,		/* deserialize counted bytes */
-    xdrstdio_putbytes,		/* serialize counted bytes */
-    xdrstdio_getpos,		/* get offset in the stream */
-    xdrstdio_setpos,		/* set offset in the stream */
-    xdrstdio_inline,		/* prime stream for inline macros */
-    xdrstdio_destroy		/* destroy stream */
+    .x_getint32 = xdrstdio_getint32,	/* deserialize an afs_int32 */
+    .x_putint32 = xdrstdio_putint32,	/* serialize an afs_int32 */
+    .x_getbytes = xdrstdio_getbytes,	/* deserialize counted bytes */
+    .x_putbytes = xdrstdio_putbytes,	/* serialize counted bytes */
+    .x_getpos = xdrstdio_getpos,	/* get offset in the stream */
+    .x_setpos = xdrstdio_setpos,	/* set offset in the stream */
+    .x_inline = xdrstdio_inline,	/* prime stream for inline macros */
+    .x_destroy = xdrstdio_destroy	/* destroy stream */
 };
 
 /*