diff --git a/include/bluetooth/uuid.h b/include/bluetooth/uuid.h
index 4226c4d976e..4faf696d132 100644
--- a/include/bluetooth/uuid.h
+++ b/include/bluetooth/uuid.h
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ struct bt_uuid_128 {
 
 #define BT_UUID_INIT_16(value)		\
 {					\
-	.uuid.type = BT_UUID_TYPE_16,	\
+	.uuid = { BT_UUID_TYPE_16 },	\
 	.val = (value),			\
 }
 
 #define BT_UUID_INIT_32(value)		\
 {					\
-	.uuid.type = BT_UUID_TYPE_32,	\
+	.uuid = { BT_UUID_TYPE_32 },	\
 	.val = (value),			\
 }
 
 #define BT_UUID_INIT_128(value...)	\
 {					\
-	.uuid.type = BT_UUID_TYPE_128,	\
+	.uuid = { BT_UUID_TYPE_128 },	\
 	.val = { value },		\
 }
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/uuid.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/uuid.c
index 30eaccebd8a..193fe23f7ae 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/uuid.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/uuid.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *  big endian 0x2800    : [28 00] -> swapping required
  */
 static const struct bt_uuid_128 uuid128_base = {
-	.uuid.type = BT_UUID_TYPE_128,
+	.uuid = { BT_UUID_TYPE_128 },
 	.val = { BT_UUID_128_ENCODE(
 		0x00000000, 0x0000, 0x1000, 0x8000, 0x00805F9B34FB) }
 };
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/main.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/main.c
index 1e36a96e720..1b20b233e01 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/main.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/main.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int bt_mesh_prov_enable(bt_mesh_prov_bearer_t bearers)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_DEBUG)) {
 		const struct bt_mesh_prov *prov = bt_mesh_prov_get();
-		struct bt_uuid_128 uuid = { .uuid.type = BT_UUID_TYPE_128 };
+		struct bt_uuid_128 uuid = { .uuid = { BT_UUID_TYPE_128 } };
 
 		memcpy(uuid.val, prov->uuid, 16);
 		BT_INFO("Device UUID: %s", bt_uuid_str(&uuid.uuid));