diff --git a/libphobos/libdruntime/gcc/deh.d b/libphobos/libdruntime/gcc/deh.d
index ba57fed38dc..bbc351c7805 100644
--- a/libphobos/libdruntime/gcc/deh.d
+++ b/libphobos/libdruntime/gcc/deh.d
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ struct ExceptionHeader
      */
     static void free(ExceptionHeader* eh) @nogc
     {
-        *eh = ExceptionHeader.init;
+        __builtin_memset(eh, 0, ExceptionHeader.sizeof);
         if (eh != &ehstorage)
             __builtin_free(eh);
     }