diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c
index b16dbef04174..cd0e0ebbfdb1 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ struct seq_oss_synth {
 static int max_synth_devs;
 static struct seq_oss_synth *synth_devs[SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_MAX_SYNTH_DEVS];
 static struct seq_oss_synth midi_synth_dev = {
-	-1, /* seq_device */
-	SYNTH_TYPE_MIDI, /* synth_type */
-	0, /* synth_subtype */
-	16, /* nr_voices */
-	"MIDI", /* name */
+	.seq_device = -1,
+	.synth_type = SYNTH_TYPE_MIDI,
+	.synth_subtype = 0,
+	.nr_voices = 16,
+	.name = "MIDI",
 };
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(register_lock);