diff --git a/options/m_property.c b/options/m_property.c
index 1beaf83402..1204f924b6 100644
--- a/options/m_property.c
+++ b/options/m_property.c
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ int m_property_read_sub(const struct m_sub_property *props, int action, void *ar
                 continue;
             MP_TARRAY_GROW(list, list->values, list->num);
             MP_TARRAY_GROW(list, list->keys, list->num);
-            struct m_option type = {.type = prop->type};
             mpv_node *val = &list->values[list->num];
-            if (m_option_get_node(&type, list, val, (void*)&prop->value) < 0) {
-                char *s = m_option_print(&type, &prop->value);
+            if (m_option_get_node(&prop->type, list, val, (void*)&prop->value) < 0)
+            {
+                char *s = m_option_print(&prop->type, &prop->value);
                 val->format = MPV_FORMAT_STRING;
                 val->u.string = talloc_steal(list, s);
             }
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ int m_property_read_sub(const struct m_sub_property *props, int action, void *ar
             const struct m_sub_property *prop = &props[n];
             if (prop->unavailable)
                 continue;
-            struct m_option type = {.type = prop->type};
-            char *s = m_option_print(&type, &prop->value);
+            char *s = m_option_print(&prop->type, &prop->value);
             ta_xasprintf_append(&res, "%s=%s\n", prop->name, s);
             talloc_free(s);
         }
@@ -521,15 +520,14 @@ int m_property_read_sub(const struct m_sub_property *props, int action, void *ar
             return M_PROPERTY_UNKNOWN;
         if (prop->unavailable)
             return M_PROPERTY_UNAVAILABLE;
-        struct m_option type = {.type = prop->type};
         switch (ka->action) {
         case M_PROPERTY_GET: {
-            memset(ka->arg, 0, type.type->size);
-            m_option_copy(&type, ka->arg, &prop->value);
+            memset(ka->arg, 0, prop->type.type->size);
+            m_option_copy(&prop->type, ka->arg, &prop->value);
             return M_PROPERTY_OK;
         }
         case M_PROPERTY_GET_TYPE:
-            *(struct m_option *)ka->arg = type;
+            *(struct m_option *)ka->arg = prop->type;
             return M_PROPERTY_OK;
         }
     }
diff --git a/options/m_property.h b/options/m_property.h
index 78b3292fba..b7dbcfb378 100644
--- a/options/m_property.h
+++ b/options/m_property.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct m_sub_property {
     // property's name.
     const char *name;
     // Type of the data stored in the value member. See m_option.
-    const struct m_option_type *type;
+    struct m_option type;
     // Data returned by the sub-property. m_property_read_sub() will make a
     // copy of this if needed. It will never write or free the data.
     union m_option_value value;
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ struct m_sub_property {
 
 // Convenience macros which can be used as part of a sub_property entry.
 #define SUB_PROP_INT(i) \
-    .type = CONF_TYPE_INT, .value = {.int_ = (i)}
+    .type = {.type = CONF_TYPE_INT}, .value = {.int_ = (i)}
 #define SUB_PROP_STR(s) \
-    .type = CONF_TYPE_STRING, .value = {.string = (char *)(s)}
+    .type = {.type = CONF_TYPE_STRING}, .value = {.string = (char *)(s)}
 #define SUB_PROP_FLOAT(f) \
-    .type = CONF_TYPE_FLOAT, .value = {.float_ = (f)}
+    .type = {.type = CONF_TYPE_FLOAT}, .value = {.float_ = (f)}
 #define SUB_PROP_FLAG(f) \
-    .type = CONF_TYPE_FLAG, .value = {.flag = (f)}
+    .type = {.type = CONF_TYPE_FLAG}, .value = {.flag = (f)}
 
 int m_property_read_sub(const struct m_sub_property *props, int action, void *arg);
 
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index f53cec04c3..90ef7a8546 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static int get_chapter_entry(int item, int action, void *arg, void *ctx)
     double time = chapter_start_time(mpctx, item);
     struct m_sub_property props[] = {
         {"title",       SUB_PROP_STR(name)},
-        {"time",        CONF_TYPE_TIME, {.time = time}},
+        {"time",        {.type = CONF_TYPE_TIME}, {.time = time}},
         {0}
     };