diff --git a/include/semaphore.h b/include/semaphore.h
index 6fee2477c4..0056909db6 100644
--- a/include/semaphore.h
+++ b/include/semaphore.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ typedef struct sem_s sem_t;
     {(c), 0, NULL}                 /* semcount, flags, hhead */
 # else
 #  define SEM_INITIALIZER(c) \
-    {(c), 0, SEMHOLDER_INITIALIZER, SEMHOLDER_INITIALIZER} /* semcount, flags, holder[2] */
+    {(c), 0, {SEMHOLDER_INITIALIZER, SEMHOLDER_INITIALIZER}} /* semcount, flags, holder[2] */
 # endif
 #else
 #  define SEM_INITIALIZER(c) \
diff --git a/sched/semaphore/sem_holder.c b/sched/semaphore/sem_holder.c
index 113fee94ce..f14f9fe679 100644
--- a/sched/semaphore/sem_holder.c
+++ b/sched/semaphore/sem_holder.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static FAR struct semholder_s *sem_findholder(sem_t *sem,
 
   for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
     {
-      pholder = &sem->pholder[i];
+      pholder = &sem->holder[i];
       if (pholder->htcb == htcb)
         {
           /* Got it! */