1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754.c
index 53f1d2287084..cb9214da372f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754.c
@@ -34,11 +34,17 @@
  * Special constants
  */
 
+/*
+ * Older GCC requires the inner braces for initialization of union ieee754dp's
+ * anonymous struct member.  Without an error will result.
+ */
 #define DPCNST(s, b, m)                                                 \
 {                                                                       \
-        .sign   = (s),                                                  \
-        .bexp   = (b) + DP_EBIAS,                                       \
-        .mant   = (m)                                                   \
+        {                                                               \
+                .sign   = (s),                                          \
+                .bexp   = (b) + DP_EBIAS,                               \
+                .mant   = (m)                                           \
+        }                                                               \
 }
 
 const union ieee754dp __ieee754dp_spcvals[] = {
@@ -61,11 +67,17 @@ const union ieee754dp __ieee754dp_spcvals[] = {
         DPCNST(0, 63,          0x0000000000000ULL),     /* + 1.0e63 */
 };
 
+/*
+ * Older GCC requires the inner braces for initialization of union ieee754sp's
+ * anonymous struct member.  Without an error will result.
+ */
 #define SPCNST(s, b, m)                                                 \
 {                                                                       \
+        {                                                               \
         .sign   = (s),                                                  \
         .bexp   = (b) + SP_EBIAS,                                       \
         .mant   = (m)                                                   \
+        }                                                               \
 }
 
 const union ieee754sp __ieee754sp_spcvals[] = {