diff --git a/tests/strings_test.cpp b/tests/strings_test.cpp
index 3e41f67..17a596d 100644
--- a/tests/strings_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/strings_test.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 
   rlimit Limit = {};
   EXPECT_EQ(0, getrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &Limit));
-  rlimit EmptyLimit = {.rlim_max = Limit.rlim_max};
+  rlimit EmptyLimit = {.rlim_cur = 0, .rlim_max = Limit.rlim_max};
   EXPECT_EQ(0, setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &EmptyLimit));
 
   // Test requires that the default length is at least 6 characters.
diff --git a/tests/vector_test.cpp b/tests/vector_test.cpp
index b767867..add62c5 100644
--- a/tests/vector_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/vector_test.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   rlimit Limit = {};
   EXPECT_EQ(0, getrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &Limit));
 
-  rlimit EmptyLimit = {.rlim_max = Limit.rlim_max};
+  rlimit EmptyLimit = {.rlim_cur = 0, .rlim_max = Limit.rlim_max};
   EXPECT_EQ(0, setrlimit(RLIMIT_AS, &EmptyLimit));
 
   V.resize(capacity);