diff --git a/src/kits/game/FileGameSound.cpp b/src/kits/game/FileGameSound.cpp
index daf5063a5a..0669544911 100644
--- a/src/kits/game/FileGameSound.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/game/FileGameSound.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ BFileGameSound::Init(const entry_ref* file)
 	gs_audio_format dformat = Device()->Format();
 
 	// request the format we want the sound
-	memset(&playFormat, 0, sizeof(media_format));
+	playFormat.Clear();
 	playFormat.type = B_MEDIA_RAW_AUDIO;
 	if (fAudioStream->stream->DecodedFormat(&playFormat) != B_OK) {
 		fAudioStream->file->ReleaseTrack(fAudioStream->stream);
diff --git a/src/kits/game/SimpleGameSound.cpp b/src/kits/game/SimpleGameSound.cpp
index 9cfdbe5a53..fb0250c23d 100644
--- a/src/kits/game/SimpleGameSound.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/game/SimpleGameSound.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ BSimpleGameSound::Init(const entry_ref* inFile)
 
 	int64 frames = audioStream->CountFrames();
 
-	memset(&mformat, 0, sizeof(media_format));
+	mformat.Clear();
 	mformat.type = B_MEDIA_RAW_AUDIO;
 //	mformat.u.raw_audio.byte_order
 //		= (B_HOST_IS_BENDIAN) ? B_MEDIA_BIG_ENDIAN : B_MEDIA_LITTLE_ENDIAN;