diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index b73138f3..81366945 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -1577,7 +1577,17 @@ typedef struct lfsr_attr {
 } lfsr_attr_t;
 
 #define LFSR_ATTR(_tag, _delta, _cat) \
-    ((lfsr_attr_t){_tag, _delta, _cat})
+    lfsr_attr(_tag, _delta, _cat)
+
+static inline lfsr_attr_t lfsr_attr(
+        lfsr_tag_t tag, lfsr_srid_t delta, lfsr_cat_t cat) {
+    // don't use a compound literal here, GCC hates it
+    lfsr_attr_t attr;
+    attr.tag = tag;
+    attr.delta = delta;
+    attr.cat = cat;
+    return attr;
+}
 
 #define LFSR_ATTR_NOOP() \
     LFSR_ATTR(LFSR_TAG_NULL, 0, LFSR_CAT_NULL())