diff --git a/qom/qom-qobject.c b/qom/qom-qobject.c
index 447e4a0560..bbdedda74a 100644
--- a/qom/qom-qobject.c
+++ b/qom/qom-qobject.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ void object_property_set_qobject(Object *obj, QObject *value,
                                  const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     Visitor *v;
-    /* TODO: Should we reject, rather than ignore, excess input? */
-    v = qobject_input_visitor_new(value, false);
+
+    v = qobject_input_visitor_new(value, true);
     object_property_set(obj, v, name, errp);
     visit_free(v);
 }