diff --git a/dlls/riched20/txtsrv.c b/dlls/riched20/txtsrv.c
index b4625ad9be0..674bf3814e1 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/txtsrv.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/txtsrv.c
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ HRESULT WINAPI CreateTextServices(IUnknown  * pUnkOuter,
    ITextImpl->lpVtbl = &textservices_Vtbl;
    ITextImpl->editor = ME_MakeEditor(pITextHost, FALSE);
    ITextImpl->editor->exStyleFlags = 0;
-   ITextImpl->editor->rcFormat = (RECT){0,0,0,0};
+   ITextImpl->editor->rcFormat.left = 0;
+   ITextImpl->editor->rcFormat.top = 0;
+   ITextImpl->editor->rcFormat.right = 0;
+   ITextImpl->editor->rcFormat.bottom = 0;
+
    ME_HandleMessage(ITextImpl->editor, WM_CREATE, 0, 0, TRUE, &hres);
 
    if (pUnkOuter)