diff --git a/src/fdr/fdr_compile.cpp b/src/fdr/fdr_compile.cpp
index 8552c2d6..89a0ff72 100644
--- a/src/fdr/fdr_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/fdr/fdr_compile.cpp
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ void FDRCompiler::assignStringsToBuckets() {
         for (u32 k = j; k < nChunks; ++k) {
             cnt += count[k];
         }
-        t[j][0] = make_pair(getScoreUtil(length[j], cnt), 0);
+        t[j][0] = {getScoreUtil(length[j], cnt), 0};
     }
 
     for (u32 i = 1; i < nb; i++) {
         for (u32 j = 0; j < nChunks - 1; j++) { // don't process last, empty row
-            SCORE_INDEX_PAIR best = make_pair(MAX_SCORE, 0);
+            SCORE_INDEX_PAIR best = {MAX_SCORE, 0};
             u32 cnt = count[j];
             for (u32 k = j + 1; k < nChunks - 1; k++, cnt += count[k]) {
                 SCORE score = getScoreUtil(length[j], cnt);
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ void FDRCompiler::assignStringsToBuckets() {
                 }
                 score += t[k][i-1].first;
                 if (score < best.first) {
-                    best = make_pair(score, k);
+                    best = {score, k};
                 }
             }
             t[j][i] = best;
         }
-        t[nChunks - 1][i] = make_pair(0,0); // fill in empty final row for next iteration
+        t[nChunks - 1][i] = {0,0}; // fill in empty final row for next iteration
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ASSIGNMENT
diff --git a/src/fdr/fdr_confirm_compile.cpp b/src/fdr/fdr_confirm_compile.cpp
index b0c3644f..23437fe2 100644
--- a/src/fdr/fdr_confirm_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/fdr/fdr_confirm_compile.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ setupFullMultiConfs(const vector<hwlmLiteral> &lits,
         u32 idx = c * nBuckets + b;
         confBase[idx] = confirm_offset;
     }
-    return make_pair(move(buf), totalSize);
+    return {move(buf), totalSize};
 }
 
 } // namespace ue2
diff --git a/src/fdr/fdr_streaming_compile.cpp b/src/fdr/fdr_streaming_compile.cpp
index f6db0c15..f3001743 100644
--- a/src/fdr/fdr_streaming_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/fdr/fdr_streaming_compile.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fdrBuildTableStreaming(const vector<hwlmLiteral> &lits,
         stream_control.literal_history_required =
                     max(maxLen(lits), max_mask_len) - 1;
         stream_control.literal_stream_state_required = 0;
-        return make_pair(nullptr, size_t{0});
+        return {nullptr, size_t{0}};
     }
 
     // Ensure that we have enough room for the longest mask.
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ fdrBuildTableStreaming(const vector<hwlmLiteral> &lits,
     // tell the world what we did
     stream_control.literal_history_required = max_len;
     stream_control.literal_stream_state_required = tot_state_bytes;
-    return make_pair(move(secondaryTable), tabSize);
+    return {move(secondaryTable), tabSize};
 }
 
 } // namespace ue2
diff --git a/src/fdr/flood_compile.cpp b/src/fdr/flood_compile.cpp
index f7a3e083..2ee5a1c5 100644
--- a/src/fdr/flood_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/fdr/flood_compile.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ setupFDRFloodControl(const vector<hwlmLiteral> &lits,
     DEBUG_PRINTF("made a flood structure with %zu + %zu = %zu\n",
                  floodHeaderSize, floodStructSize, totalSize);
 
-    return make_pair(move(buf), totalSize);
+    return {move(buf), totalSize};
 }
 
 } // namespace ue2