diff --git a/lib/std/c.zig b/lib/std/c.zig
index 9dabfd08cc4bbb8badbad9a4929c8491521576a5..e73d7f0e2703ee71b562ff5e53e4554a42eb858d 100644
--- a/lib/std/c.zig
+++ b/lib/std/c.zig
@@ -5224,7 +5224,7 @@ pub const sockaddr = switch (native_os) {
             family: sa_family_t = AF.INET,
             port: in_port_t,
             addr: u32,
-            zero: [8]u8 = [8]u8{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+            zero: [24]u8 = @splat(0),
         };
 
         pub const in6 = extern struct {