diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index 5c24bab..4b3f164 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -1667,8 +1667,8 @@
     // Do not used the cached buffer, it may have been wiped out.
     VIM_CLEAR(qf_last_bufname);
 
-    vim_memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
-    vim_memset(&fields, 0, sizeof(fields));
+    CLEAR_FIELD(state);
+    CLEAR_FIELD(fields);
     if ((qf_alloc_fields(&fields) == FAIL) ||
 		(qf_setup_state(&state, enc, efile, tv, buf,
 					lnumfirst, lnumlast) == FAIL))
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@
     else
 	qi->qf_curlist = qi->qf_listcount++;
     qfl = qf_get_curlist(qi);
-    vim_memset(qfl, 0, (size_t)(sizeof(qf_list_T)));
+    CLEAR_POINTER(qfl);
     qf_store_title(qfl, qf_title);
     qfl->qfl_type = qi->qfl_type;
     qfl->qf_id = ++last_qf_id;
@@ -5794,7 +5794,7 @@
     {
 	exarg_T ea;
 
-	vim_memset(&ea, 0, sizeof(ea));
+	CLEAR_FIELD(ea);
 	ea.arg = target_dir;
 	ea.cmdidx = CMD_lcd;
 	ex_cd(&ea);
@@ -6151,7 +6151,7 @@
 	    // appropriate ex command and executing it.
 	    exarg_T ea;
 
-	    vim_memset(&ea, 0, sizeof(ea));
+	    CLEAR_FIELD(ea);
 	    ea.arg = dirname_start;
 	    ea.cmdidx = (curwin->w_localdir == NULL) ? CMD_cd : CMD_lcd;
 	    ex_cd(&ea);