diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_sendreq.h b/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_sendreq.h
index 1e85d8044a..3f6cce1e57 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_sendreq.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_sendreq.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2016      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
  *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ OMPI_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION( mca_pml_base_send_request_t );
 
 #define MCA_PML_BASE_SEND_REQUEST_RESET(request)                        \
     if ((request)->req_bytes_packed > 0) {                              \
+        size_t cnt = 0;                                                 \
         opal_convertor_set_position(&(sendreq)->req_send.req_base.req_convertor, \
-                                    &(size_t){0});                      \
+                                    &cnt);                      \
     }
 
 /**
@@ -153,4 +155,3 @@ OMPI_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION( mca_pml_base_send_request_t );
 END_C_DECLS
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c
index 0634977f96..e96e12e6ba 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2017 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011      UT-Battelle, LLC. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int mca_btl_ugni_add_procs (struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl, size_t nprocs,
     mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) btl;
     int rc;
     void *mmap_start_addr;
+    struct timeval tv = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = MCA_BTL_UGNI_CONNECT_USEC};
 
     if (false == ugni_module->initialized) {
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ int mca_btl_ugni_add_procs (struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl, size_t nprocs,
             mca_btl_ugni_spawn_progress_thread(btl);
         }
 
-        opal_event_evtimer_add (&ugni_module->connection_event, (&(struct timeval) {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = MCA_BTL_UGNI_CONNECT_USEC}));
+        opal_event_evtimer_add (&ugni_module->connection_event, &tv);
 
         ugni_module->initialized = true;
     }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c
index 0557130ff7..f4ade03b98 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ static void mca_btl_ugni_datagram_event (int foo, short bar, void *arg)
 {
     mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) arg;
     mca_btl_ugni_device_t *device = ugni_module->devices;
+    struct timeval tv = {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = MCA_BTL_UGNI_CONNECT_USEC};
 
     mca_btl_ugni_progress_datagram (device);
 
-    opal_event_evtimer_add (&ugni_module->connection_event, (&(struct timeval) {.tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = MCA_BTL_UGNI_CONNECT_USEC}));
+    opal_event_evtimer_add (&ugni_module->connection_event, &tv);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/cray/pmix_cray.c b/opal/mca/pmix/cray/pmix_cray.c
index 014dff56ad..5bfaab1000 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/cray/pmix_cray.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/cray/pmix_cray.c
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ static void fencenb(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
         }
 
         /* unpack and stuff in to the dstore */
-        while (OPAL_SUCCESS == (rc = opal_dss.unpack(buf, &kp, &(int){1}, OPAL_VALUE))) {
+        cnt = 1;
+        while (OPAL_SUCCESS == (rc = opal_dss.unpack(buf, &kp, &cnt, OPAL_VALUE))) {
             OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((20, opal_pmix_base_framework.framework_output,
                                  "%s pmix:cray unpacked kp with key %s type(%d) for id  %s",
                                  OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME), kp->key, kp->type, OPAL_NAME_PRINT(id)));
@@ -794,6 +795,7 @@ static void fencenb(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
                 goto fn_exit;
             }
             OBJ_RELEASE(kp);
+            cnt = 1;
         }
 
         cptr += r_bytes_and_ranks[i].nbytes;
diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/buffer_ops/internal_functions.c b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/buffer_ops/internal_functions.c
index e7ea14eff1..d22333ffce 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/buffer_ops/internal_functions.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/buffer_ops/internal_functions.c
@@ -112,5 +112,7 @@ pmix_status_t pmix_bfrop_store_data_type(pmix_buffer_t *buffer, pmix_data_type_t
 
 pmix_status_t pmix_bfrop_get_data_type(pmix_buffer_t *buffer, pmix_data_type_t *type)
 {
-    return pmix_bfrop_unpack_datatype(buffer, type, &(int32_t){1}, PMIX_DATA_TYPE);
+    int32_t cnt = 1;
+
+    return pmix_bfrop_unpack_datatype(buffer, type, &cnt, PMIX_DATA_TYPE);
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/dstore/pmix_esh.c b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/dstore/pmix_esh.c
index 573a83d480..3d29fc275c 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/dstore/pmix_esh.c
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix2x/pmix/src/dstore/pmix_esh.c
@@ -2428,6 +2428,7 @@ static int _store_data_for_rank(ns_track_elem_t *ns_info, pmix_rank_t rank, pmix
     rank_meta_info *rinfo = NULL;
     size_t num_elems, free_offset, new_free_offset;
     int data_exist;
+    int32_t cnt;
 
     PMIX_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((10, pmix_globals.debug_output,
                          "%s:%d:%s: for rank %u", __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, rank));
@@ -2458,7 +2459,8 @@ static int _store_data_for_rank(ns_track_elem_t *ns_info, pmix_rank_t rank, pmix
      */
     free_offset = get_free_offset(datadesc);
     kp = PMIX_NEW(pmix_kval_t);
-    while (PMIX_SUCCESS == (rc = pmix_bfrop.unpack(buf, kp, &(int){1}, PMIX_KVAL))) {
+    cnt = 1;
+    while (PMIX_SUCCESS == (rc = pmix_bfrop.unpack(buf, kp, &cnt, PMIX_KVAL))) {
         pmix_output_verbose(2, pmix_globals.debug_output,
                             "pmix: unpacked key %s", kp->key);
         if (PMIX_SUCCESS != (rc = pmix_sm_store(ns_info, rank, kp, &rinfo, data_exist))) {