1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/qapi-types.py b/scripts/qapi-types.py
index fd42d71da1..ddcfed9f4b 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ def generate_fwd_struct(name, members, builtin_type=False):
 
 typedef struct %(name)sList
 {
-    %(type)s value;
+    union {
+        %(type)s value;
+        uint64_t padding;
+    };
     struct %(name)sList *next;
 } %(name)sList;
 ''',
@@ -35,7 +38,10 @@ typedef struct %(name)s %(name)s;
 
 typedef struct %(name)sList
 {
-    %(name)s *value;
+    union {
+        %(name)s *value;
+        uint64_t padding;
+    };
     struct %(name)sList *next;
 } %(name)sList;
 ''',