diff --git a/include/cglm/vec3.h b/include/cglm/vec3.h
index 9bb9379..50636a1 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec3.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ glm_vec_normalize_to(vec3 vec, vec3 dest) {
   norm = glm_vec_norm(vec);
 
   if (norm == 0.0f) {
-    dest[0] = dest[1] = dest[2] = 0.0f;
+    glm_vec_zero(dest);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/include/cglm/vec4.h b/include/cglm/vec4.h
index aebef4a..2e9ca45 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec4.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec4.h
@@ -587,8 +587,7 @@ glm_vec4_normalize_to(vec4 vec, vec4 dest) {
   norm = glm_vec4_norm(vec);
 
   if (norm == 0.0f) {
-    dest[0] = dest[1] = dest[2] = dest[3] = 0.0f;
-    glm_vec4_broadcast(0.0f, dest);
+    glm_vec4_zero(dest);
     return;
   }