diff --git a/vlib/gg/gg.v b/vlib/gg/gg.v
index c98604181c..d453a1fc5a 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/gg.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/gg.v
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ pub mut:
 
 // fn new_context(width, height int, use_ortho bool, font_size int) *GG {
 pub fn new_context(cfg Cfg) &GG {
-	mut window := &glfw.Window{!}
+	mut window := &glfw.Window(0)
 	if cfg.create_window {
 		if cfg.resizable {
 			glfw.window_hint(C.GLFW_RESIZABLE, 1)
 		} else {
 			glfw.window_hint(C.GLFW_RESIZABLE, 0)
-		}	
+		}
 		window = glfw.create_window(glfw.WinCfg{
 			title: cfg.window_title
 			width: cfg.width
diff --git a/vlib/http/backend_nix.v b/vlib/http/backend_nix.v
index d871e0c2fc..2c1acdf55f 100644
--- a/vlib/http/backend_nix.v
+++ b/vlib/http/backend_nix.v
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn (req &Request) ssl_do(port int, method, host_name, path string) ?Response {
 	res = C.BIO_set_conn_hostname(web, addr.str)
 	if res != 1 {
 	}
-	ssl := &C.SSL{!}
+	ssl := &C.SSL(0)
 	C.BIO_get_ssl(web, &ssl)
 	if isnil(ssl) {
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/net/socket.v b/vlib/net/socket.v
index 2bcd78b333..59e988069e 100644
--- a/vlib/net/socket.v
+++ b/vlib/net/socket.v
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mut:
 	ai_socktype int
 	ai_flags int
 	ai_protocol int
-	ai_addrlen int	
+	ai_addrlen int
 	ai_addr voidptr
 	ai_canonname voidptr
 	ai_next voidptr
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ pub fn (s Socket) connect(address string, port int) ?int {
 	hints.ai_canonname = C.NULL
 	hints.ai_addr = C.NULL
 	hints.ai_next = C.NULL
-	
 
-	info := &C.addrinfo{!}
+
+	info := &C.addrinfo(0)
 	sport := '$port'
 	info_res := C.getaddrinfo(address.str, sport.str, &hints, &info)
 	if info_res != 0 {
diff --git a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
index 131be42a6a..e3dd3bacc2 100644
--- a/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
+++ b/vlib/sqlite/sqlite.v
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ pub mut:
 }
 
 pub fn connect(path string) DB {
-	db := &C.sqlite3{!}
+	db := &C.sqlite3(0)
 	C.sqlite3_open(path.str, &db)
 	return DB {conn: db}
 }
 
 pub fn (db DB) q_int(query string) int {
-	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt{!}
+	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt(0)
 	C.sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.conn, query.str, - 1, &stmt, 0)
 	C.sqlite3_step(stmt)
 	res := C.sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn C.sqlite3_prepare_v2()
 fn C.sqlite3_finalize()
 
 pub fn (db DB) q_string(query string) string {
-	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt{!}
+	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt(0)
 	C.sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.conn, query.str, - 1, &stmt, 0)
 	C.sqlite3_step(stmt)
 	f := C.sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn (db DB) q_string(query string) string {
 fn C.sqlite3_column_count(voidptr) int
 
 pub fn (db DB) exec(query string) []Row {
-	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt{!}
+	stmt := &C.sqlite3_stmt(0)
 	C.sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.conn, query.str, - 1, &stmt, 0)
 	nr_cols := C.sqlite3_column_count(stmt)
 	//println('nr cols $nr_cols')
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn (db DB) exec(query string) []Row {
 		ret := C.sqlite3_step(stmt)
 		if ret != 0x64 {
 			break
-		}	
+		}
 		mut row := Row{}
 		for i in 0..nr_cols {
 			val := tos_clone(C.sqlite3_column_text(stmt, i))