diff --git a/src/shared/json.h b/src/shared/json.h
index 9bb3e8cd78..abcf17e86d 100644
--- a/src/shared/json.h
+++ b/src/shared/json.h
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ enum {
 #define JSON_BUILD_REAL(d) _JSON_BUILD_REAL, ({ long double _x = d; _x; })
 #define JSON_BUILD_BOOLEAN(b) _JSON_BUILD_BOOLEAN, ({ bool _x = b; _x; })
 #define JSON_BUILD_ARRAY(...) _JSON_BUILD_ARRAY_BEGIN, __VA_ARGS__, _JSON_BUILD_ARRAY_END
+#define JSON_BUILD_EMPTY_ARRAY _JSON_BUILD_ARRAY_BEGIN, _JSON_BUILD_ARRAY_END
 #define JSON_BUILD_OBJECT(...) _JSON_BUILD_OBJECT_BEGIN, __VA_ARGS__, _JSON_BUILD_OBJECT_END
+#define JSON_BUILD_EMPTY_OBJECT _JSON_BUILD_OBJECT_BEGIN, _JSON_BUILD_OBJECT_END
 #define JSON_BUILD_PAIR(n, ...) _JSON_BUILD_PAIR, ({ const char *_x = n; _x; }), __VA_ARGS__
 #define JSON_BUILD_PAIR_CONDITION(c, n, ...) _JSON_BUILD_PAIR_CONDITION, ({ bool _x = c; _x; }), ({ const char *_x = n; _x; }), __VA_ARGS__
 #define JSON_BUILD_NULL _JSON_BUILD_NULL