diff --git a/qom/object_interfaces.c b/qom/object_interfaces.c
index e8e1523960..3fd1da157e 100644
--- a/qom/object_interfaces.c
+++ b/qom/object_interfaces.c
@@ -214,52 +214,66 @@ char *object_property_help(const char *name, const char *type,
     return g_string_free(str, false);
 }
 
-bool user_creatable_print_help(const char *type, QemuOpts *opts)
+static void user_creatable_print_types(void)
+{
+    GSList *l, *list;
+
+    printf("List of user creatable objects:\n");
+    list = object_class_get_list_sorted(TYPE_USER_CREATABLE, false);
+    for (l = list; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+        ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(l->data);
+        printf("  %s\n", object_class_get_name(oc));
+    }
+    g_slist_free(list);
+}
+
+static bool user_creatable_print_type_properites(const char *type)
 {
     ObjectClass *klass;
+    ObjectPropertyIterator iter;
+    ObjectProperty *prop;
+    GPtrArray *array;
+    int i;
 
-    if (is_help_option(type)) {
-        GSList *l, *list;
+    klass = object_class_by_name(type);
+    if (!klass) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
-        printf("List of user creatable objects:\n");
-        list = object_class_get_list_sorted(TYPE_USER_CREATABLE, false);
-        for (l = list; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
-            ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(l->data);
-            printf("  %s\n", object_class_get_name(oc));
+    array = g_ptr_array_new();
+    object_class_property_iter_init(&iter, klass);
+    while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
+        if (!prop->set) {
+            continue;
         }
-        g_slist_free(list);
+
+        g_ptr_array_add(array,
+                        object_property_help(prop->name, prop->type,
+                                             prop->defval, prop->description));
+    }
+    g_ptr_array_sort(array, (GCompareFunc)qemu_pstrcmp0);
+    if (array->len > 0) {
+        printf("%s options:\n", type);
+    } else {
+        printf("There are no options for %s.\n", type);
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
+        printf("%s\n", (char *)array->pdata[i]);
+    }
+    g_ptr_array_set_free_func(array, g_free);
+    g_ptr_array_free(array, true);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool user_creatable_print_help(const char *type, QemuOpts *opts)
+{
+    if (is_help_option(type)) {
+        user_creatable_print_types();
         return true;
     }
 
-    klass = object_class_by_name(type);
-    if (klass && qemu_opt_has_help_opt(opts)) {
-        ObjectPropertyIterator iter;
-        ObjectProperty *prop;
-        GPtrArray *array = g_ptr_array_new();
-        int i;
-
-        object_class_property_iter_init(&iter, klass);
-        while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
-            if (!prop->set) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            g_ptr_array_add(array,
-                            object_property_help(prop->name, prop->type,
-                                                 prop->defval, prop->description));
-        }
-        g_ptr_array_sort(array, (GCompareFunc)qemu_pstrcmp0);
-        if (array->len > 0) {
-            printf("%s options:\n", type);
-        } else {
-            printf("There are no options for %s.\n", type);
-        }
-        for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
-            printf("%s\n", (char *)array->pdata[i]);
-        }
-        g_ptr_array_set_free_func(array, g_free);
-        g_ptr_array_free(array, true);
-        return true;
+    if (qemu_opt_has_help_opt(opts)) {
+        return user_creatable_print_type_properites(type);
     }
 
     return false;