diff --git a/genesis.go b/genesis.go
index e3b6da18..f1f8117e 100644
--- a/genesis.go
+++ b/genesis.go
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ var genesisCoinbaseTx = btcwire.MsgTx{
 
 // genesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the main
 // network (genesis block).
-var genesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash{
+var genesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash([btcwire.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
 	0x6f, 0xe2, 0x8c, 0x0a, 0xb6, 0xf1, 0xb3, 0x72,
 	0xc1, 0xa6, 0xa2, 0x46, 0xae, 0x63, 0xf7, 0x4f,
 	0x93, 0x1e, 0x83, 0x65, 0xe1, 0x5a, 0x08, 0x9c,
 	0x68, 0xd6, 0x19, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-}
+})
 
 // genesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis block
 // for the main network.
-var genesisMerkleRoot = btcwire.ShaHash{
+var genesisMerkleRoot = btcwire.ShaHash([btcwire.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
 	0x3b, 0xa3, 0xed, 0xfd, 0x7a, 0x7b, 0x12, 0xb2,
 	0x7a, 0xc7, 0x2c, 0x3e, 0x67, 0x76, 0x8f, 0x61,
 	0x7f, 0xc8, 0x1b, 0xc3, 0x88, 0x8a, 0x51, 0x32,
 	0x3a, 0x9f, 0xb8, 0xaa, 0x4b, 0x1e, 0x5e, 0x4a,
-}
+})
 
 // genesisBlock defines the genesis block of the block chain which serves as the
 // public transaction ledger for the main network.
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ var genesisBlock = btcwire.MsgBlock{
 
 // regTestGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
 // regression test network (genesis block).
-var regTestGenesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash{
+var regTestGenesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash([btcwire.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
 	0x06, 0x22, 0x6e, 0x46, 0x11, 0x1a, 0x0b, 0x59,
 	0xca, 0xaf, 0x12, 0x60, 0x43, 0xeb, 0x5b, 0xbf,
 	0x28, 0xc3, 0x4f, 0x3a, 0x5e, 0x33, 0x2a, 0x1f,
 	0xc7, 0xb2, 0xb7, 0x3c, 0xf1, 0x88, 0x91, 0x0f,
-}
+})
 
 // regTestGenesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis
 // block for the regression test network.  It is the same as the merkle root for
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ var regTestGenesisBlock = btcwire.MsgBlock{
 
 // testNet3GenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
 // test network (version 3).
-var testNet3GenesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash{
+var testNet3GenesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash([btcwire.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
 	0x43, 0x49, 0x7f, 0xd7, 0xf8, 0x26, 0x95, 0x71,
 	0x08, 0xf4, 0xa3, 0x0f, 0xd9, 0xce, 0xc3, 0xae,
 	0xba, 0x79, 0x97, 0x20, 0x84, 0xe9, 0x0e, 0xad,
 	0x01, 0xea, 0x33, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-}
+})
 
 // testNet3GenesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis
 // block for the test network (version 3).  It is the same as the merkle root
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ var testNet3GenesisBlock = btcwire.MsgBlock{
 
 // simNetGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
 // simulation test network.
-var simNetGenesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash{
+var simNetGenesisHash = btcwire.ShaHash([btcwire.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
 	0xf6, 0x7a, 0xd7, 0x69, 0x5d, 0x9b, 0x66, 0x2a,
 	0x72, 0xff, 0x3d, 0x8e, 0xdb, 0xbb, 0x2d, 0xe0,
 	0xbf, 0xa6, 0x7b, 0x13, 0x97, 0x4b, 0xb9, 0x91,
 	0x0d, 0x11, 0x6d, 0x5c, 0xbd, 0x86, 0x3e, 0x68,
-}
+})
 
 // simNetGenesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis
 // block for the simulation test network.  It is the same as the merkle root for