diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 7557b46..c348dcd 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ struct Clip {
     float end;
 };
 
+struct Empty {
+};
+
 enum GuiActionTag {
     gui_action_none,
     gui_action_toggle_pause,
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ enum GuiActionTag {
 struct GuiAction {
     enum GuiActionTag tag;
     union {
+        struct Empty none;
         float seek_position;
         struct Clip clip;
         uint64_t id;
diff --git a/src/gui/rust/src/lib.rs b/src/gui/rust/src/lib.rs
index 160c2a0..444121c 100644
--- a/src/gui/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/gui/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ mod gui_actions {
     use crate::c_bindings::*;
 
     fn make_action(tag: GuiActionTag) -> GuiAction {
-        unsafe {
-            let mut ret = std::mem::MaybeUninit::<GuiAction>::zeroed();
-            (*ret.as_mut_ptr()).tag = tag;
-            ret.assume_init()
-        }
+        GuiAction { tag };
     }
 
     pub fn none() -> GuiAction {