https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88642
--- Comment #2 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- We do warn: <source>: In function 'main': <source>:3:5: warning: braces around scalar initializer 3 | int x = { { 0 } } ; | ^~~ Maybe this should be a pedantic warning instead ... if (constructor_type != error_mark_node) warning_init (input_location, 0, "braces around scalar initializer");