1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h
index 260d2ed3cc..4b96ed5837 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qobject.h
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ typedef struct QObject {
     size_t refcnt;
 } QObject;
 
-/* Objects definitions must include this */
-#define QObject_HEAD  \
-    QObject base
-
 /* Get the 'base' part of an object */
 #define QOBJECT(obj) (&(obj)->base)
 
@@ -94,6 +90,7 @@ static inline void qobject_incref(QObject *obj)
  */
 static inline void qobject_decref(QObject *obj)
 {
+    assert(!obj || obj->refcnt);
     if (obj && --obj->refcnt == 0) {
         assert(obj->type != NULL);
         assert(obj->type->destroy != NULL);