diff --git a/src/libinput-plugin-button-debounce.c b/src/libinput-plugin-button-debounce.c
index a417b7c8..1062a34c 100644
--- a/src/libinput-plugin-button-debounce.c
+++ b/src/libinput-plugin-button-debounce.c
@@ -250,18 +250,15 @@ debounce_notify_button(struct plugin_device *device,
 		       struct evdev_frame *frame,
 		       enum libinput_button_state state)
 {
-	const struct evdev_event button = {
-		.usage = device->button_usage,
-		.value = state == LIBINPUT_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED ? 1 : 0,
-	};
-
 	_unref_(evdev_frame) *button_frame = NULL;
 	if (frame == NULL) {
 		button_frame = evdev_frame_new(2);
 		frame = button_frame;
 	}
 
-	evdev_frame_append(frame, &button, 1);
+	evdev_frame_append_one(frame,
+			       device->button_usage,
+			       state == LIBINPUT_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED ? 1 : 0);
 	evdev_frame_set_time(frame, device->button_time);
 
 	libinput_plugin_prepend_evdev_frame(device->parent->plugin,
diff --git a/src/libinput-plugin-mouse-wheel.c b/src/libinput-plugin-mouse-wheel.c
index 584b00fa..1e42af89 100644
--- a/src/libinput-plugin-mouse-wheel.c
+++ b/src/libinput-plugin-mouse-wheel.c
@@ -250,42 +250,30 @@ static void
 wheel_queue_scroll_events(struct plugin_device *pd, struct evdev_frame *frame)
 {
 	if (pd->hi_res.y != 0) {
-		struct evdev_event e = {
-			.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_WHEEL_HI_RES),
-			.value = pd->hi_res.y,
-		};
-
-		evdev_frame_append(frame, &e, 1);
+		evdev_frame_append_one(frame,
+				       evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_WHEEL_HI_RES),
+				       pd->hi_res.y);
 		pd->hi_res.y = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (pd->lo_res.y != 0) {
-		struct evdev_event e = {
-			.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_WHEEL),
-			.value = pd->lo_res.y,
-		};
-
-		evdev_frame_append(frame, &e, 1);
+		evdev_frame_append_one(frame,
+				       evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_WHEEL),
+				       pd->lo_res.y);
 		pd->lo_res.y = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (pd->hi_res.x != 0) {
-		struct evdev_event e = {
-			.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_HWHEEL_HI_RES),
-			.value = pd->hi_res.x,
-		};
-
-		evdev_frame_append(frame, &e, 1);
+		evdev_frame_append_one(frame,
+				       evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_HWHEEL_HI_RES),
+				       pd->hi_res.x);
 		pd->hi_res.x = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (pd->lo_res.x != 0) {
-		struct evdev_event e = {
-			.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_HWHEEL),
-			.value = pd->lo_res.x,
-		};
-
-		evdev_frame_append(frame, &e, 1);
+		evdev_frame_append_one(frame,
+				       evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_REL_HWHEEL),
+				       pd->lo_res.x);
 		pd->lo_res.x = 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-forced-tool.c b/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-forced-tool.c
index 1b4e34ad..aa19bd59 100644
--- a/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-forced-tool.c
+++ b/src/libinput-plugin-tablet-forced-tool.c
@@ -152,13 +152,9 @@ forced_tool_plugin_device_handle_frame(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin,
 	 * stylus is def. in proximity). We don't do this for pure
 	 * button events because we discard those.
 	 */
-	const struct evdev_event prox = {
-		.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_PEN),
-		.value = 1,
-	};
-	evdev_frame_append(frame,
-			   &prox,
-			   1); /* libinput's event frame will have space */
+	evdev_frame_append_one(frame,
+			       evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_PEN),
+			       1); /* libinput's event frame will have space */
 }
 
 static void