1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/visit.py b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
index 23d9194aa4..d5d7a1031f 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ void visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s **obj, Error
         goto out;
     }
     if (!*obj) {
+        /* incomplete */
+        assert(visit_is_dealloc(v));
         goto out_obj;
     }
     switch ((*obj)->type) {
@@ -230,8 +232,12 @@ void visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s **obj, Error
     case QTYPE_NONE:
         abort();
     default:
+        assert(visit_is_input(v));
         error_setg(&err, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_TYPE, name ? name : "null",
                    "%(name)s");
+        /* Avoid passing invalid *obj to qapi_free_%(c_name)s() */
+        g_free(*obj);
+        *obj = NULL;
     }
 out_obj:
     visit_end_alternate(v, (void **)obj);
@@ -260,6 +266,8 @@ void visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s **obj, Error
         goto out;
     }
     if (!*obj) {
+        /* incomplete */
+        assert(visit_is_dealloc(v));
         goto out_obj;
     }
     visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(v, *obj, &err);