diff --git a/public/nsync_atomic.h b/public/nsync_atomic.h
index aebe4f7..466a262 100644
--- a/public/nsync_atomic.h
+++ b/public/nsync_atomic.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ NSYNC_CPP_END_
 NSYNC_CPP_START_
 typedef std::atomic<uint32_t> nsync_atomic_uint32_;
 NSYNC_CPP_END_
-#define NSYNC_ATOMIC_UINT32_INIT_ ATOMIC_VAR_INIT (0)
+// Replace deprecated ATOMIC_VAR_INIT with std::atomic<uint32_t> brace initialization
+#define NSYNC_ATOMIC_UINT32_INIT_ { 0 }
 #define NSYNC_ATOMIC_UINT32_LOAD_(p) (std::atomic_load (p))
 #define NSYNC_ATOMIC_UINT32_STORE_(p,v) (std::atomic_store ((p), (uint32_t) (v)))
 #define NSYNC_ATOMIC_UINT32_PTR_(p) (p)