diff --git a/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp b/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp
index 9f8c2570c..287063449 100644
--- a/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ static const char* getOsNameByWinbrand(FFstrbuf* osName)
     //https://dennisbabkin.com/blog/?t=how-to-tell-the-real-version-of-windows-your-app-is-running-on#ver_string
     if(HMODULE __attribute__((__cleanup__(wrapFreeLibrary))) hWinbrand = LoadLibraryW(L"winbrand.dll"))
     {
-        PWSTR(WINAPI* BrandingFormatString)(PCWSTR);
-        (FARPROC&)BrandingFormatString = GetProcAddress(hWinbrand, "BrandingFormatString");
+        auto BrandingFormatString = (PWSTR(WINAPI*)(PCWSTR))GetProcAddress(hWinbrand, "BrandingFormatString");
         if(!BrandingFormatString)
             return "GetProcAddress(BrandingFormatString) failed";
 
diff --git a/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.cpp b/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.cpp
index 135388650..a475643df 100644
--- a/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/terminalshell/terminalshell_windows.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static uint32_t getShellInfo(FFTerminalShellResult* result, uint32_t pid)
 
         if(snapshot)
         {
-            MODULEENTRY32W module = { .dwSize = sizeof(module) };
+            MODULEENTRY32W module;
+            module.dwSize = sizeof(module);
             for(BOOL success = Module32FirstW(snapshot, &module); success; success = Module32NextW(snapshot, &module))
             {
                 if(wcsncmp(module.szModule, L"clink_dll_", wcslen(L"clink_dll_")) == 0)