diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 4d06f9b09c..de27c9812c 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct user_settings global_settings;
    or reset should be defined here and not in settings_list */
 struct system_status global_status =
 {
+    .__dummy = 0,
 #ifdef CONFIG_TUNER
     .in_radio_screen     = false,
     .radio_status        = FMRADIO_OFF,
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 379084b885..1e1798db80 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ void settings_apply_trigger(void);
 
 struct system_status
 {
+    int __dummy;       /* dummy member needed until at least one statically
+                          initialized member is guaranteed to be in
+                          global_status */
     int resume_index;  /* index in playlist (-1 for no active resume) */
     int resume_first_index;  /* index of first track in playlist */
     uint32_t resume_offset; /* byte offset in mp3 file */