diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 160dd954f7..deb48772ac 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -972,26 +972,31 @@ static int get_remote_ref_states(const char *name,
 }
 
 struct show_info {
-	struct string_list *list;
-	struct ref_states *states;
+	struct string_list list;
+	struct ref_states states;
 	int width, width2;
 	int any_rebase;
 };
 
+#define SHOW_INFO_INIT { \
+	.list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP, \
+	.states = REF_STATES_INIT, \
+}
+
 static int add_remote_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct show_info *info = cb_data;
 	int n = strlen(item->string);
 	if (n > info->width)
 		info->width = n;
-	string_list_insert(info->list, item->string);
+	string_list_insert(&info->list, item->string);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int show_remote_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct show_info *info = cb_data;
-	struct ref_states *states = info->states;
+	struct ref_states *states = &info->states;
 	const char *name = item->string;
 
 	if (states->queried) {
@@ -1018,7 +1023,7 @@ static int show_remote_info_item(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 static int add_local_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *branch_item, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct show_info *show_info = cb_data;
-	struct ref_states *states = show_info->states;
+	struct ref_states *states = &show_info->states;
 	struct branch_info *branch_info = branch_item->util;
 	struct string_list_item *item;
 	int n;
@@ -1031,7 +1036,7 @@ static int add_local_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *branch_item, void *cb
 	if (branch_info->rebase >= REBASE_TRUE)
 		show_info->any_rebase = 1;
 
-	item = string_list_insert(show_info->list, branch_item->string);
+	item = string_list_insert(&show_info->list, branch_item->string);
 	item->util = branch_info;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1086,7 +1091,7 @@ static int add_push_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *push_item, void *cb_da
 		show_info->width = n;
 	if ((n = strlen(push_info->dest)) > show_info->width2)
 		show_info->width2 = n;
-	item = string_list_append(show_info->list, push_item->string);
+	item = string_list_append(&show_info->list, push_item->string);
 	item->util = push_item->util;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1214,9 +1219,7 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 		OPT_BOOL('n', NULL, &no_query, N_("do not query remotes")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
-	struct ref_states states = REF_STATES_INIT;
-	struct string_list info_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
-	struct show_info info;
+	struct show_info info = SHOW_INFO_INIT;
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options, builtin_remote_show_usage,
 			     0);
@@ -1227,25 +1230,22 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!no_query)
 		query_flag = (GET_REF_STATES | GET_HEAD_NAMES | GET_PUSH_REF_STATES);
 
-	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
-	info.states = &states;
-	info.list = &info_list;
 	for (; argc; argc--, argv++) {
 		int i;
 		const char **url;
 		int url_nr;
 
-		get_remote_ref_states(*argv, &states, query_flag);
+		get_remote_ref_states(*argv, &info.states, query_flag);
 
 		printf_ln(_("* remote %s"), *argv);
-		printf_ln(_("  Fetch URL: %s"), states.remote->url_nr > 0 ?
-		       states.remote->url[0] : _("(no URL)"));
-		if (states.remote->pushurl_nr) {
-			url = states.remote->pushurl;
-			url_nr = states.remote->pushurl_nr;
+		printf_ln(_("  Fetch URL: %s"), info.states.remote->url_nr > 0 ?
+		       info.states.remote->url[0] : _("(no URL)"));
+		if (info.states.remote->pushurl_nr) {
+			url = info.states.remote->pushurl;
+			url_nr = info.states.remote->pushurl_nr;
 		} else {
-			url = states.remote->url;
-			url_nr = states.remote->url_nr;
+			url = info.states.remote->url;
+			url_nr = info.states.remote->url_nr;
 		}
 		for (i = 0; i < url_nr; i++)
 			/*
@@ -1258,57 +1258,57 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 			printf_ln(_("  Push  URL: %s"), _("(no URL)"));
 		if (no_query)
 			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), _("(not queried)"));
-		else if (!states.heads.nr)
+		else if (!info.states.heads.nr)
 			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), _("(unknown)"));
-		else if (states.heads.nr == 1)
-			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), states.heads.items[0].string);
+		else if (info.states.heads.nr == 1)
+			printf_ln(_("  HEAD branch: %s"), info.states.heads.items[0].string);
 		else {
 			printf(_("  HEAD branch (remote HEAD is ambiguous,"
 				 " may be one of the following):\n"));
-			for (i = 0; i < states.heads.nr; i++)
-				printf("    %s\n", states.heads.items[i].string);
+			for (i = 0; i < info.states.heads.nr; i++)
+				printf("    %s\n", info.states.heads.items[i].string);
 		}
 
 		/* remote branch info */
 		info.width = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(&states.new_refs, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
-		for_each_string_list(&states.tracked, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
-		for_each_string_list(&states.stale, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
-		if (info.list->nr)
+		for_each_string_list(&info.states.new_refs, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&info.states.tracked, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&info.states.stale, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		if (info.list.nr)
 			printf_ln(Q_("  Remote branch:%s",
 				     "  Remote branches:%s",
-				     info.list->nr),
+				     info.list.nr),
 				  no_query ? _(" (status not queried)") : "");
-		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_remote_info_item, &info);
-		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
+		for_each_string_list(&info.list, show_remote_info_item, &info);
+		string_list_clear(&info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git pull info */
 		info.width = 0;
 		info.any_rebase = 0;
 		for_each_string_list(&branch_list, add_local_to_show_info, &info);
-		if (info.list->nr)
+		if (info.list.nr)
 			printf_ln(Q_("  Local branch configured for 'git pull':",
 				     "  Local branches configured for 'git pull':",
-				     info.list->nr));
-		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_local_info_item, &info);
-		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
+				     info.list.nr));
+		for_each_string_list(&info.list, show_local_info_item, &info);
+		string_list_clear(&info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git push info */
-		if (states.remote->mirror)
+		if (info.states.remote->mirror)
 			printf_ln(_("  Local refs will be mirrored by 'git push'"));
 
 		info.width = info.width2 = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(&states.push, add_push_to_show_info, &info);
-		QSORT(info.list->items, info.list->nr, cmp_string_with_push);
-		if (info.list->nr)
+		for_each_string_list(&info.states.push, add_push_to_show_info, &info);
+		QSORT(info.list.items, info.list.nr, cmp_string_with_push);
+		if (info.list.nr)
 			printf_ln(Q_("  Local ref configured for 'git push'%s:",
 				     "  Local refs configured for 'git push'%s:",
-				     info.list->nr),
+				     info.list.nr),
 				  no_query ? _(" (status not queried)") : "");
-		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_push_info_item, &info);
-		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
+		for_each_string_list(&info.list, show_push_info_item, &info);
+		string_list_clear(&info.list, 0);
 
-		free_remote_ref_states(&states);
+		free_remote_ref_states(&info.states);
 	}
 
 	return result;