diff --git a/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h b/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h
index 5e6224edc..1f37704fa 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h
@@ -1240,7 +1240,8 @@ class MAGNUM_TRADE_EXPORT AbstractImporter: public PluginManager::AbstractManagi
         struct FileCallbackTemplate {
             void(*callback)();
             const void* userData;
-        } _fileCallbackTemplate{};
+        /* GCC 4.8 complains loudly about missing initializers otherwise */
+        } _fileCallbackTemplate{nullptr, nullptr};
 };
 
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT