diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-gcoap/tests-gcoap.c b/tests/unittests/tests-gcoap/tests-gcoap.c
index 7de796860..03cfa7c30 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-gcoap/tests-gcoap.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-gcoap/tests-gcoap.c
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
  * A test set of dummy resources. The resource handlers are set to NULL.
  */
 static const coap_resource_t resources[] = {
-    { "/act/switch", (COAP_GET | COAP_POST), NULL },
-    { "/sensor/temp", (COAP_GET), NULL },
-    { "/test/info/all", (COAP_GET), NULL },
+    { .path = "/act/switch", .methods = (COAP_GET | COAP_POST) },
+    { .path = "/sensor/temp", .methods = (COAP_GET) },
+    { .path = "/test/info/all", .methods = (COAP_GET) },
 };
 
 static const coap_resource_t resources_second[] = {
-    { "/second/part", (COAP_GET), NULL },
+    { .path = "/second/part", .methods = (COAP_GET)},
 };
 
 static gcoap_listener_t listener = {