1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 057a7cb5e2..1413de439f 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -515,6 +515,12 @@ DevicePropertyInfoList *qmp_device_list_properties(const char *typename,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if (object_class_is_abstract(klass)) {
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "name",
+                   "non-abstract device type");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     obj = object_new(typename);
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(prop, &obj->properties, node) {