diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/i386/dump_psb.c b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/i386/dump_psb.c
index 8d6a47514253..2c768cf70128 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/i386/dump_psb.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/i386/dump_psb.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void decode_psb(char *p, int numpst)
 }
 
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
-	{.name = "numpst",	.has_arg=no_argument,	.flag=NULL, .val='n'},
+     {"numpst", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
 };
 
 void print_help(void)
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
index b4b90a97662c..0e6764330241 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
@@ -536,21 +536,21 @@ static int get_latency(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 }
 
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
-	{ .name = "debug",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'e'},
-	{ .name = "boost",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'b'},
-	{ .name = "freq",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'f'},
-	{ .name = "hwfreq",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'w'},
-	{ .name = "hwlimits",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'l'},
-	{ .name = "driver",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'd'},
-	{ .name = "policy",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'p'},
-	{ .name = "governors",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'g'},
-	{ .name = "related-cpus", .has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'r'},
-	{ .name = "affected-cpus",.has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'a'},
-	{ .name = "stats",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 's'},
-	{ .name = "latency",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'y'},
-	{ .name = "proc",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'o'},
-	{ .name = "human",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val = 'm'},
-	{ .name = "no-rounding", .has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'n'},
+	{"debug",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'e'},
+	{"boost",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'b'},
+	{"freq",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'f'},
+	{"hwfreq",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'w'},
+	{"hwlimits",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'l'},
+	{"driver",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'd'},
+	{"policy",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'p'},
+	{"governors",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'g'},
+	{"related-cpus",  no_argument,	 NULL,	 'r'},
+	{"affected-cpus", no_argument,	 NULL,	 'a'},
+	{"stats",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 's'},
+	{"latency",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'y'},
+	{"proc",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'o'},
+	{"human",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'm'},
+	{"no-rounding", no_argument,	 NULL,	 'n'},
 	{ },
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
index 4e213576381e..0fbd1a22c0a9 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 #define NORM_FREQ_LEN 32
 
 static struct option set_opts[] = {
-	{ .name = "min",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'd'},
-	{ .name = "max",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'u'},
-	{ .name = "governor",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'g'},
-	{ .name = "freq",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'f'},
-	{ .name = "related",	.has_arg = no_argument,		.flag = NULL,	.val='r'},
+	{"min",		required_argument,	NULL, 'd'},
+	{"max",		required_argument,	NULL, 'u'},
+	{"governor",	required_argument,	NULL, 'g'},
+	{"freq",	required_argument,	NULL, 'f'},
+	{"related",	no_argument,		NULL, 'r'},
 	{ },
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
index 75e66de7e7a7..750c1d82c3f7 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ static void proc_cpuidle_cpu_output(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
-	{ .name = "silent",	.has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 's'},
-	{ .name = "proc",	.has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'o'},
+	{"silent", no_argument, NULL, 's'},
+	{"proc", no_argument, NULL, 'o'},
 	{ },
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-set.c
index eaea1301e29b..d6b6ae44b8c2 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-set.c
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
-	{ .name = "disable",
-	  .has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'd'},
-	{ .name = "enable",
-	  .has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'e'},
-	{ .name = "disable-by-latency",
-	  .has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'D'},
-	{ .name = "enable-all",
-	  .has_arg = no_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'E'},
-	{ },
+     {"disable",	required_argument,		NULL, 'd'},
+     {"enable",		required_argument,		NULL, 'e'},
+     {"disable-by-latency", required_argument,		NULL, 'D'},
+     {"enable-all",	no_argument,			NULL, 'E'},
+     { },
 };
 
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
index 136d979e9586..10299f2e9d2a 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 
 static struct option set_opts[] = {
-	{ .name = "perf-bias",	.has_arg = optional_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'b'},
-	{ },
+     {"perf-bias", optional_argument, NULL, 'b'},
+     { },
 };
 
 static void print_wrong_arg_exit(void)
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
index 573c75f8e3f5..3e6f374f8dd7 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "helpers/bitmask.h"
 
 static struct option set_opts[] = {
-	{ .name = "perf-bias",	.has_arg = required_argument,	.flag = NULL,	.val = 'b'},
+	{"perf-bias", required_argument, NULL, 'b'},
 	{ },
 };