diff --git a/src/V3Partition.cpp b/src/V3Partition.cpp
index 78ee3e236..c48f8737a 100644
--- a/src/V3Partition.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Partition.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ private:
     }
     void go() {
         // Generate a pseudo-random graph
-        std::array<vluint64_t, 2> rngState = {0x12345678ULL, 0x9abcdef0ULL};
+        std::array<vluint64_t, 2> rngState
+            = {{0x12345678ULL, 0x9abcdef0ULL}};  // GCC 3.8.0 wants {{}}
         // Create 50 vertices
         for (auto& i : m_vx) i = new V3GraphVertex(&m_graph);
         // Create 250 edges at random. Edges must go from
diff --git a/src/V3SplitVar.cpp b/src/V3SplitVar.cpp
index 3d36af63d..83ae80e89 100644
--- a/src/V3SplitVar.cpp
+++ b/src/V3SplitVar.cpp
@@ -1006,7 +1006,8 @@ class SplitPackedVarVisitor final : public AstNVisitor, public SplitVarImpl {
         UASSERT_OBJ(varp->attrSplitVar(), varp, "split_var attribute must be attached");
 
         std::array<AstConst*, 2> consts
-            = {VN_CAST(nodep->lsbp(), Const), VN_CAST(nodep->widthp(), Const)};
+            = {{VN_CAST(nodep->lsbp(), Const),
+                VN_CAST(nodep->widthp(), Const)}};  // GCC 3.8.0 wants {{}}
         if (consts[0] && consts[1]) {  // OK
             refit->second.append(
                 PackedVarRefEntry(nodep, consts[0]->toSInt() + refit->second.basicp()->lsb(),