diff --git a/test/cctest/test_inspector_socket.cc b/test/cctest/test_inspector_socket.cc
index 3b927bdc2c7252..20469b90c4dcb2 100644
--- a/test/cctest/test_inspector_socket.cc
+++ b/test/cctest/test_inspector_socket.cc
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ static void setup_inspector_expecting() {
   if (inspector.data) {
     return;
   }
-  expectations* expects = new expectations();
+  // ({}) is needed because VS2013 does not zero the struct with ()
+  expectations* expects = new expectations({});
   inspector.data = expects;
   inspector_read_start(&inspector, grow_expects_buffer, save_read_data);
 }