diff --git a/include/villas/list.h b/include/villas/list.h
index 75205f36f..f3b13630f 100644
--- a/include/villas/list.h
+++ b/include/villas/list.h
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LIST_CHUNKSIZE		16
 
 /** Static list initialization */
-#define LIST_INIT() {				\
-	.array = NULL,				\
-	.length = 0,				\
-	.capacity = 0,				\
-	.lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,	\
-	.state = STATE_INITIALIZED		\
-}
-
 #define LIST_INIT_STATIC(l)					\
 __attribute__((constructor(105))) static void UNIQUE(__ctor)() {\
 	if ((l)->state == STATE_DESTROYED)			\
diff --git a/lib/nodes/iec61850.c b/lib/nodes/iec61850.c
index 81e8545a2..8dcf789f2 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/iec61850.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/iec61850.c
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ const struct iec61850_type_descriptor type_descriptors[] = {
 };
 
 /** Each network interface needs a separate receiver */
-static struct list receivers = LIST_INIT();
+static struct list receivers;
 static pthread_t thread;
 static EthernetHandleSet hset;
 static int users = 0;
 
+LIST_INIT_STATIC(&receivers);
+
 static void * iec61850_thread(void *ctx)
 {
 	int ret;