diff --git a/include/boost/uuid/uuid.hpp b/include/boost/uuid/uuid.hpp
index 42d63ad5..ab90fc65 100644
--- a/include/boost/uuid/uuid.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/uuid/uuid.hpp
@@ -47,8 +47,16 @@ struct uuid
 
         union
         {
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1910)
+
+            std::uint8_t repr_[ 16 ] = {};
+
+#else
+
             std::uint8_t repr_[ 16 ];
 
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(BOOST_UUID_DISABLE_ALIGNMENT)
 
             std::uint64_t align_u64_;
@@ -83,8 +91,16 @@ struct uuid
 
     // data
 
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, < 1910)
+
+    data_type data;
+
+#else
+
     data_type data = {};
 
+#endif
+
 public:
 
     // constructors