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diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 197db77a9f..36560590ba 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -462,13 +462,15 @@ def check_type(expr_info, source, value, allow_array = False,
% (source, all_names[value], orig_value))
return
- # value is a dictionary, check that each member is okay
- if not isinstance(value, OrderedDict):
- raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
- "%s should be a dictionary" % source)
if not allow_dict:
raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
"%s should be a type name" % source)
+
+ if not isinstance(value, OrderedDict):
+ raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
+ "%s should be a dictionary or type name" % source)
+
+ # value is a dictionary, check that each member is okay
for (key, arg) in value.items():
check_name(expr_info, "Member of %s" % source, key,
allow_optional=allow_optional)