diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_net.ut.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_net.ut.cpp
index 8ca476c332..eaa82dfae6 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_net.ut.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_net.ut.cpp
@@ -216,10 +216,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, net_ipv6_multiple_connects) {
 	open_inspector();
 	sinsp_evt* evt = NULL;
 
-	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_INET6,
-	        .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM));
 
 	sockaddr_in6 client =
 	        test_utils::fill_sockaddr_in6(DEFAULT_CLIENT_PORT, DEFAULT_IPV6_CLIENT_STRING);
@@ -424,10 +421,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, net_bind_listen_accept_ipv6) {
 	open_inspector();
 	sinsp_evt* evt = NULL;
 
-	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_INET6,
-	        .type = SOCK_STREAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM));
 
 	add_event_advance_ts(increasing_ts(),
 	                     1,
@@ -602,10 +596,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, net_connect_enter_event_is_empty) {
 	sinsp_fdinfo* fdinfo = NULL;
 	char ipv4_string[DEFAULT_IP_STRING_SIZE];
 
-	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_INET,
-	        .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM));
 
 	sockaddr_in client =
 	        test_utils::fill_sockaddr_in(DEFAULT_CLIENT_PORT, DEFAULT_IPV4_CLIENT_STRING);
@@ -703,10 +694,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, net_connect_enter_event_is_missing) {
 	sinsp_fdinfo* fdinfo = NULL;
 	char ipv4_string[DEFAULT_IP_STRING_SIZE];
 
-	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_INET,
-	        .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM));
 
 	int port_client = 12;
 	std::string ipv4_client = "80.9.11.45";
@@ -768,10 +756,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, net_connect_enter_event_is_missing_wo_fd_param_exi
 	open_inspector();
 	sinsp_evt* evt = NULL;
 
-	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_INET,
-	        .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM));
 
 	int port_client = 12;
 	std::string ipv4_client = "80.9.11.45";
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_param.ut.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_param.ut.cpp
index 38b695de3b..fed05dba5e 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_param.ut.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/test/events_param.ut.cpp
@@ -406,10 +406,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, enumparams) {
 	sinsp_evt* evt = NULL;
 
 	/* `PPME_SOCKET_SOCKET_X` is a simple event that uses a PT_ENUMFLAGS32 (param 1) */
-	evt = generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_UNIX,
-	        .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM));
 
 	ASSERT_EQ(evt->get_param(1)->as<uint32_t>(), PPM_AF_UNIX);
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/test/filterchecks/mock.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/test/filterchecks/mock.cpp
index 0021ec662c..27fe0d4143 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/test/filterchecks/mock.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/test/filterchecks/mock.cpp
@@ -342,10 +342,7 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, check_some_fd_fields) {
 	open_inspector();
 
 	// Prepare the setup to extract something from the filter checks `fd.cip`.
-	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_INET6,
-	        .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM));
 
 	sockaddr_in6 client =
 	        test_utils::fill_sockaddr_in6(DEFAULT_CLIENT_PORT, DEFAULT_IPV6_CLIENT_STRING);
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/test/parsers/parse_connect.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/test/parsers/parse_connect.cpp
index 76a8b7b2fc..200effa784 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/test/parsers/parse_connect.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/test/parsers/parse_connect.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ TEST_F(sinsp_with_test_input, CONNECT_parse_unix_socket) {
 	add_default_init_thread();
 	open_inspector();
 
-	auto evt = generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params{
-	        .domain = PPM_AF_UNIX,
-	        .type = SOCK_STREAM,
-	});
+	generate_socket_x_event(sinsp_test_input::socket_params(PPM_AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM));
+
 	auto fdinfo = evt->get_fd_info();
 	ASSERT_TRUE(fdinfo);
 	ASSERT_TRUE(fdinfo->is_unix_socket());
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/test/sinsp_with_test_input.h b/userspace/libsinsp/test/sinsp_with_test_input.h
index 4cf59175e9..6363ff36b8 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/test/sinsp_with_test_input.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/test/sinsp_with_test_input.h
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ struct socket_params {
 	uint32_t domain = PPM_AF_INET;
 	uint32_t type = SOCK_STREAM;
 	uint32_t proto = 0;
+
+	socket_params() {
+		domain = PPM_AF_INET;
+		type = SOCK_STREAM;
+		proto = 0;
+	};
+
+	socket_params(uint32_t d, uint32_t t): domain(d), type(t) {
+		domain = d;
+		type = t;
+		proto = 0;
+	};
 };
 
 struct fd_info_fields {