diff --git a/gdk/gdkcolorprivate.h b/gdk/gdkcolorprivate.h
index cb4185b006..93369100a9 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkcolorprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkcolorprivate.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GdkColor, b) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GdkColor, val
 G_STATIC_ASSERT (G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GdkColor, a) == G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GdkColor, values[3]));
 #endif
 
-#define GDK_COLOR_INIT_SRGB(r,g,b,a) { \
+#define GDK_COLOR_SRGB(r,g,b,a) (GdkColor) { \
   .color_state = GDK_COLOR_STATE_SRGB, \
   .values = { (r), (g), (b), (a) } \
 }
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
index c281dc545b..2cdb7b5b7e 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
@@ -2521,16 +2521,13 @@ static void
 gsk_gpu_node_processor_add_gl_shader_node (GskGpuNodeProcessor *self,
                                            GskRenderNode       *node)
 {
-  GdkColor pink = GDK_COLOR_INIT_SRGB (1, 105/255., 180/255., 1);
-
   gsk_gpu_color_op (self->frame,
                     gsk_gpu_clip_get_shader_clip (&self->clip, &self->offset, &node->bounds),
                     self->ccs,
                     self->opacity,
                     &self->offset,
                     &node->bounds,
-                    &pink);
-  gdk_color_finish (&pink);
+                    &GDK_COLOR_SRGB (1, 105/255., 180/255., 1));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernodeparser.c b/gsk/gskrendernodeparser.c
index 9f70510049..9ef40575fb 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernodeparser.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernodeparser.c
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ parse_color_node (GtkCssParser *parser,
                   Context      *context)
 {
   graphene_rect_t bounds = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (0, 0, 50, 50);
-  GdkColor color = GDK_COLOR_INIT_SRGB (1, 0, 0.8, 1);
+  GdkColor color = GDK_COLOR_SRGB (1, 0, 0.8, 1);
   const Declaration declarations[] = {
     { "bounds", parse_rect, NULL, &bounds },
     { "color", parse_color2, NULL, &color },