diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
index d0d4f5f73d..712d9a4bae 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ void NoteData::Convert2sAnd3sToHoldNotes()
 
 				SetTapNote(col, j, TAP_EMPTY);
 
-				HoldNote hn = { col, NoteRowToBeat(i), NoteRowToBeat(j) };
-				AddHoldNote( hn );
+				AddHoldNote( HoldNote(col, NoteRowToBeat(i), NoteRowToBeat(j)) );
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ void NoteData::Convert4sToHoldNotes()
 			if( GetTapNote(col, i) != TAP_HOLD )	// this is a HoldNote body
 				continue;
 
-			HoldNote hn = { col, NoteRowToBeat(i), 0 };
+			HoldNote hn( col, NoteRowToBeat(i), 0 );
 			// search for end of HoldNote
 			do {
 				SetTapNote(col, i, TAP_EMPTY);
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteTypes.h b/stepmania/src/NoteTypes.h
index 15cfb7b957..a6d7c85bc5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteTypes.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteTypes.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CString NoteTypeToString( NoteType nt );
 
 struct HoldNote
 {
+	HoldNote( int t, float s, float e ) { iTrack=t; fStartBeat=s; fEndBeat=e; }
 	int		iTrack;	
 	float	fStartBeat;
 	float	fEndBeat;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderKSF.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderKSF.cpp
index b07fe4a0b8..95b34e6e91 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderKSF.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesLoaderKSF.cpp
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ bool KSFLoader::LoadFromKSFFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 
 			if( iHoldStartRow[t] != -1 )	// this ends the hold
 			{
-				HoldNote hn = {
+				HoldNote hn (
 					t, /* button */
 					iHoldStartRow[t]/(float)iTickCount, /* start */
 					(r-1)/(float)iTickCount /* end */
-				};
+				);
 				notedata.AddHoldNote( hn );
 				iHoldStartRow[t] = -1;
 			}
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index f2d83a724a..b13796fe51 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 				fEndBeat = froundf( fEndBeat, NoteTypeToBeat(m_SnapDisplay.GetNoteType()) );
 
 				// create a new hold note
-				HoldNote newHN = { t, fStartBeat, fEndBeat };
+				HoldNote newHN( t, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 				m_NoteFieldRecord.AddHoldNote( newHN );
 			}
 		}
@@ -684,10 +684,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::InputEdit( const DeviceInput& DeviceI, const InputEventType typ
 					continue;
 
 				// create a new hold note
-				HoldNote newHN;
-				newHN.iTrack = col;
-				newHN.fStartBeat = min(fStartBeat, fEndBeat);
-				newHN.fEndBeat = max(fStartBeat, fEndBeat);
+				HoldNote newHN( col, min(fStartBeat, fEndBeat), max(fStartBeat, fEndBeat) );
 
 				newHN.fStartBeat = max(newHN.fStartBeat, 0);
 				newHN.fEndBeat = max(newHN.fEndBeat, 0);