diff --git a/runtime/cmake/LibompHandleFlags.cmake b/runtime/cmake/LibompHandleFlags.cmake
index 6254f45..4ad8e26 100644
--- a/runtime/cmake/LibompHandleFlags.cmake
+++ b/runtime/cmake/LibompHandleFlags.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   libomp_append(flags_local -Wno-class-memaccess LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_CLASS_MEMACCESS_FLAG)
   libomp_append(flags_local -Wno-covered-switch-default LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_COVERED_SWITCH_DEFAULT_FLAG)
   libomp_append(flags_local -Wno-frame-address LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_FRAME_ADDRESS_FLAG)
-  libomp_append(flags_local -Wno-missing-braces LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_MISSING_BRACES_FLAG)
   libomp_append(flags_local -Wno-strict-aliasing LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_STRICT_ALIASING_FLAG)
   libomp_append(flags_local -Wstringop-overflow=0 LIBOMP_HAVE_WSTRINGOP_OVERFLOW_FLAG)
   libomp_append(flags_local -Wno-stringop-truncation LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_STRINGOP_TRUNCATION_FLAG)
diff --git a/runtime/cmake/config-ix.cmake b/runtime/cmake/config-ix.cmake
index f29aa3c..6a19e32 100644
--- a/runtime/cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ b/runtime/cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-class-memaccess LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_CLASS_MEMACCESS_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-covered-switch-default LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_COVERED_SWITCH_DEFAULT_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-frame-address LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_FRAME_ADDRESS_FLAG)
-check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-missing-braces LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_MISSING_BRACES_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-strict-aliasing LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_STRICT_ALIASING_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wstringop-overflow=0 LIBOMP_HAVE_WSTRINGOP_OVERFLOW_FLAG)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-stringop-truncation LIBOMP_HAVE_WNO_STRINGOP_TRUNCATION_FLAG)
diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_global.cpp b/runtime/src/kmp_global.cpp
index 1ec73b8..6e636dc 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_global.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_global.cpp
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 /* -------------------------------------------------
  * GLOBAL/ROOT STATE */
 KMP_ALIGN_CACHE
-kmp_global_t __kmp_global = {{0}};
+kmp_global_t __kmp_global;
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------- */
 /* GLOBAL SYNCHRONIZATION LOCKS */