diff --git a/tests/libtest/cli_ftp_upload.c b/tests/libtest/cli_ftp_upload.c
index df7ea57795..7e05807b5c 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/cli_ftp_upload.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/cli_ftp_upload.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static CURLcode test_cli_ftp_upload(const char *URL)
   CURL *curl_handle;
   int running_handles = 0;
   int max_fd = -1;
-  struct timeval timeout = { 1, 0 };
+  struct timeval timeout;
   fd_set fdread;
   fd_set fdwrite;
   fd_set fdexcep;
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ static CURLcode test_cli_ftp_upload(const char *URL)
   CURLcode result = CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
   curl_off_t uploadsize = -1;
 
+  timeout.tv_sec = 1;
+  timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+
   (void)URL;
   while((ch = cgetopt(test_argc, test_argv, "r:")) != -1) {
     switch(ch) {