diff --git a/src/Magnum/Vk/Device.cpp b/src/Magnum/Vk/Device.cpp
index dcfad66a1..4d33936d2 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Vk/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Vk/Device.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ DeviceCreateInfo::DeviceCreateInfo(Instance& instance, const Flags flags): Devic
 
 DeviceCreateInfo::DeviceCreateInfo(NoInitT) noexcept {}
 
-DeviceCreateInfo::DeviceCreateInfo(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, const VkDeviceCreateInfo& info): _physicalDevice{physicalDevice}, _info{info} {}
+DeviceCreateInfo::DeviceCreateInfo(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, const VkDeviceCreateInfo& info): _physicalDevice{physicalDevice},
+    /* Can't use {} with GCC 4.8 here because it tries to initialize the first
+       member instead of doing a copy */
+    _info(info) {}
 
 DeviceCreateInfo::~DeviceCreateInfo() = default;
 
@@ -308,7 +311,13 @@ Device::Device(Instance& instance, const DeviceCreateInfo& info):
 
 Device::Device(NoCreateT): _handle{}, _functionPointers{} {}
 
-Device::Device(Device&& other) noexcept: _handle{other._handle}, _flags{other._flags}, _version{other._version}, _extensionStatus{other._extensionStatus}, _state{std::move(other._state)}, _functionPointers{other._functionPointers} {
+Device::Device(Device&& other) noexcept: _handle{other._handle},
+    _flags{other._flags}, _version{other._version},
+    _extensionStatus{other._extensionStatus}, _state{std::move(other._state)},
+    /* Can't use {} with GCC 4.8 here because it tries to initialize the first
+       member instead of doing a copy */
+    _functionPointers(other._functionPointers)
+{
     other._handle = nullptr;
     other._functionPointers = {};
 }
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Vk/Enums.cpp b/src/Magnum/Vk/Enums.cpp
index ad8b6d063..6a45dfe0e 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Vk/Enums.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Vk/Enums.cpp
@@ -59,24 +59,27 @@ constexpr VkIndexType IndexTypeMapping[]{
 static_assert(VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED == 0, "VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED is assumed to be 0");
 
 constexpr VkFormat VertexFormatMapping[] {
+    /* GCC 4.8 doesn't like just a {} for default enum values */
     #define _c(input, format) VK_FORMAT_ ## format,
-    #define _s(input) {},
+    #define _s(input) VkFormat{},
     #include "Magnum/Vk/Implementation/vertexFormatMapping.hpp"
     #undef _s
     #undef _c
 };
 
 constexpr VkFormat PixelFormatMapping[] {
+    /* GCC 4.8 doesn't like just a {} for default enum values */
     #define _c(input, format) VK_FORMAT_ ## format,
-    #define _s(input) {},
+    #define _s(input) VkFormat{},
     #include "Magnum/Vk/Implementation/pixelFormatMapping.hpp"
     #undef _s
     #undef _c
 };
 
 constexpr VkFormat CompressedPixelFormatMapping[] {
+    /* GCC 4.8 doesn't like just a {} for default enum values */
     #define _c(input, format) VK_FORMAT_ ## format,
-    #define _s(input) {},
+    #define _s(input) VkFormat{},
     #include "Magnum/Vk/Implementation/compressedPixelFormatMapping.hpp"
     #undef _s
     #undef _c
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Vk/Instance.cpp b/src/Magnum/Vk/Instance.cpp
index eaece5549..0a105d0ed 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Vk/Instance.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Vk/Instance.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ InstanceCreateInfo::InstanceCreateInfo(const Int argc, const char** const argv,
 
 InstanceCreateInfo::InstanceCreateInfo(NoInitT) noexcept {}
 
-InstanceCreateInfo::InstanceCreateInfo(const VkInstanceCreateInfo& info): _info{info} {}
+InstanceCreateInfo::InstanceCreateInfo(const VkInstanceCreateInfo& info):
+    /* Can't use {} with GCC 4.8 here because it tries to initialize the first
+       member instead of doing a copy */
+    _info(info) {}
 
 InstanceCreateInfo::~InstanceCreateInfo() = default;
 
@@ -300,7 +303,13 @@ Instance::Instance(const InstanceCreateInfo& info): _flags{HandleFlag::DestroyOn
 
 Instance::Instance(NoCreateT): _handle{}, _functionPointers{} {}
 
-Instance::Instance(Instance&& other) noexcept: _handle{other._handle}, _flags{other._flags}, _version{other._version}, _extensionStatus{other._extensionStatus}, _state{std::move(other._state)}, _functionPointers{other._functionPointers} {
+Instance::Instance(Instance&& other) noexcept: _handle{other._handle},
+    _flags{other._flags}, _version{other._version},
+    _extensionStatus{other._extensionStatus}, _state{std::move(other._state)},
+    /* Can't use {} with GCC 4.8 here because it tries to initialize the first
+       member instead of doing a copy */
+    _functionPointers(other._functionPointers)
+{
     other._handle = nullptr;
     other._functionPointers = {};
 }