diff --git a/bitcoin/chainparams.c b/bitcoin/chainparams.c
index 3dc5682f4..ef070e8e7 100644
--- a/bitcoin/chainparams.c
+++ b/bitcoin/chainparams.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const struct chainparams networks[] = {
       *...
       *   - MUST set `funding_satoshis` to less than 2^24 satoshi.
       */
-     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT((1 << 24) - 1),
-     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT(0xFFFFFFFFULL),
+     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT((1 << 24) - 1),
+     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT_INIT(0xFFFFFFFFULL),
      /* "Lightning Charge Powers Developers & Blockstream Store" */
      .when_lightning_became_cool = 504500,
      .testnet = false},
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const struct chainparams networks[] = {
      .cli = "bitcoin-cli",
      .cli_args = "-regtest",
      .dust_limit = { 546 },
-     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT((1 << 24) - 1),
-     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT(0xFFFFFFFFULL),
+     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT((1 << 24) - 1),
+     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT_INIT(0xFFFFFFFFULL),
      .when_lightning_became_cool = 1,
      .testnet = true},
     {.network_name = "testnet",
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ const struct chainparams networks[] = {
      .cli = "bitcoin-cli",
      .cli_args = "-testnet",
      .dust_limit = { 546 },
-     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT((1 << 24) - 1),
-     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT(0xFFFFFFFFULL),
+     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT((1 << 24) - 1),
+     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT_INIT(0xFFFFFFFFULL),
      .testnet = true},
     {.network_name = "litecoin",
      .bip173_name = "ltc",
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ const struct chainparams networks[] = {
      .cli = "litecoin-cli",
      .cli_args = NULL,
      .dust_limit = { 100000 },
-     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT(60 * ((1 << 24) - 1)),
-     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT(60 * 0xFFFFFFFFULL),
+     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT(60 * ((1 << 24) - 1)),
+     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT_INIT(60 * 0xFFFFFFFFULL),
      .when_lightning_became_cool = 1320000,
      .testnet = false},
     {.network_name = "litecoin-testnet",
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ const struct chainparams networks[] = {
      .cli = "litecoin-cli",
      .cli_args = "-testnet",
      .dust_limit = { 100000 },
-     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT(60 * ((1 << 24) - 1)),
-     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT(60 * 0xFFFFFFFFULL),
+     .max_funding = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT(60 * ((1 << 24) - 1)),
+     .max_payment = AMOUNT_MSAT_INIT(60 * 0xFFFFFFFFULL),
      .when_lightning_became_cool = 1,
      .testnet = true}
 };
diff --git a/common/amount.h b/common/amount.h
index f98db4668..6df3e7c64 100644
--- a/common/amount.h
+++ b/common/amount.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ struct amount_msat {
 #define AMOUNT_MUST_BE_CONST(c) 0
 #endif
 
+/* GCC 4.8.5 (Centos 7.6!) thinks struct casts are not constants, so we
+ * need to not use a cast for static initializations. */
+#define AMOUNT_MSAT_INIT(msat)		\
+	{ .millisatoshis = (msat) }
+#define AMOUNT_SAT_INIT(sat)		\
+	{ .satoshis = (sat) }
+
 #define AMOUNT_MSAT(constant)						\
 	((struct amount_msat){(constant) + AMOUNT_MUST_BE_CONST(constant)})
 
diff --git a/onchaind/onchaind.c b/onchaind/onchaind.c
index 9945227d5..3fc432d8a 100644
--- a/onchaind/onchaind.c
+++ b/onchaind/onchaind.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static bool set_htlc_timeout_fee(struct bitcoin_tx *tx,
 				 const struct bitcoin_signature *remotesig,
 				 const u8 *wscript)
 {
-	static struct amount_sat fee = AMOUNT_SAT(UINT64_MAX);
+	static struct amount_sat fee = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT(UINT64_MAX);
 
 	/* BOLT #3:
 	 *
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void set_htlc_success_fee(struct bitcoin_tx *tx,
 				 const struct bitcoin_signature *remotesig,
 				 const u8 *wscript)
 {
-	static struct amount_sat fee = AMOUNT_SAT(UINT64_MAX);
+	static struct amount_sat fee = AMOUNT_SAT_INIT(UINT64_MAX);
 
 	/* BOLT #3:
 	 *