--- src/openvpn/pool.c
+++ src/openvpn/pool.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 static struct in6_addr
 ifconfig_pool_handle_to_ipv6_base(const struct ifconfig_pool *pool, ifconfig_pool_handle hand)
 {
-    struct in6_addr ret = in6addr_any;
+    struct in6_addr ret = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;
 
     /* IPv6 pools are always INDIV (--linear) */
     if (hand >= 0 && hand < pool->size_ipv6)
--- src/openvpn/socket.c
+++ src/openvpn/socket.c
@@ -2972,10 +2972,11 @@
 const char *
 print_in6_addr(struct in6_addr a6, unsigned int flags, struct gc_arena *gc)
 {
+    static const struct in6_addr my_in6addr_any = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;
     struct buffer out = alloc_buf_gc(64, gc);
     char tmp_out_buf[64];       /* inet_ntop wants pointer to buffer */
 
-    if (memcmp(&a6, &in6addr_any, sizeof(a6)) != 0
+    if (memcmp(&a6, &my_in6addr_any, sizeof(a6)) != 0
         || !(flags & IA_EMPTY_IF_UNDEF))
     {
         inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &a6, tmp_out_buf, sizeof(tmp_out_buf)-1);