diff --git a/coreutils/dd.c b/coreutils/dd.c
index 627e7e7..c5c9476 100644
--- a/coreutils/dd.c
+++ b/coreutils/dd.c
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
 	off_t out_full, out_part, in_full, in_part;
 };
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
-/* We have to zero it out because of NOEXEC */
-#define INIT_G() memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G))
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+	/* we have to zero it out because of NOEXEC */ \
+	memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G)); \
+} while (0)
 
 
 static void dd_output_status(int UNUSED_PARAM cur_signal)
diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index 827b350..19d3804 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -264,15 +264,15 @@
 };
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_LS_COLOR
-#define show_color     (G.show_color    )
+# define show_color     (G.show_color    )
 #else
 enum { show_color = 0 };
 #endif
-#define exit_code      (G.exit_code     )
-#define all_fmt        (G.all_fmt       )
+#define exit_code       (G.exit_code     )
+#define all_fmt         (G.all_fmt       )
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
-#define tabstops       (G.tabstops      )
-#define terminal_width (G.terminal_width)
+# define tabstops       (G.tabstops      )
+# define terminal_width (G.terminal_width)
 #else
 enum {
 	tabstops = COLUMN_GAP,
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@
 };
 #endif
 #define current_time_t (G.current_time_t)
-/* memset: we have to zero it out because of NOEXEC */
 #define INIT_G() do { \
+	/* we have to zero it out because of NOEXEC */ \
 	memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G)); \
 	IF_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH(tabstops = COLUMN_GAP;) \
 	IF_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH(terminal_width = TERMINAL_WIDTH;) \
diff --git a/findutils/find.c b/findutils/find.c
index 6f7be4f..76cd18c 100644
--- a/findutils/find.c
+++ b/findutils/find.c
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 	struct G_sizecheck { \
 		char G_sizecheck[sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE ? -1 : 1]; \
 	}; \
+	/* we have to zero it out because of NOEXEC */ \
+	memset(&G, 0, offsetof(struct globals, need_print)); \
 	G.need_print = 1; \
 	G.recurse_flags = ACTION_RECURSE; \
 } while (0)
diff --git a/networking/ftpd.c b/networking/ftpd.c
index a8687fb..70a3533 100644
--- a/networking/ftpd.c
+++ b/networking/ftpd.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 		execv(bb_busybox_exec_path + 1, (char**) argv);
 		_exit(127);
 #else
-		memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G));
+		/* memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G)); - ls_main does it */
 		exit(ls_main(ARRAY_SIZE(argv) - 1, (char**) argv));
 #endif
 	}
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@
 /* --group-directories-first would be nice, but ls don't do that yet */
 		xchdir(argv[2]);
 		argv[2] = (char*)"--";
-		memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G));
+		/* memset(&G, 0, sizeof(G)); - ls_main does it */
 		return ls_main(argc, argv);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/networking/telnet.c b/networking/telnet.c
index cc99425..77e1747 100644
--- a/networking/telnet.c
+++ b/networking/telnet.c
@@ -77,11 +77,10 @@
 	struct termios termios_raw;
 };
 #define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
-void BUG_telnet_globals_too_big(void);
 #define INIT_G() do { \
-	if (sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE) \
-		BUG_telnet_globals_too_big(); \
-	/* memset(&G, 0, sizeof G); - already is */ \
+	struct G_sizecheck { \
+		char G_sizecheck[sizeof(G) > COMMON_BUFSIZE ? -1 : 1]; \
+	}; \
 } while (0)
 
 /* Function prototypes */