diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index b66494e8c5..34dae298ee 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@
 # Since: 2.3
 #
 # Example:
+#
 # -> { "execute": "blockdev-backup",
 #      "arguments": { "device": "src-id",
 #                     "sync": "full",
@@ -2008,6 +2009,7 @@
 # @on-target-error: the action to take on an error on the target,
 #                   default 'report' (no limitations, since this applies to
 #                   a different block device than @device).
+#
 # @unmap: Whether to try to unmap target sectors where source has
 #         only zero. If true, and target unallocated sectors will read as zero,
 #         target image sectors will be unmapped; otherwise, zeroes will be
@@ -2029,6 +2031,7 @@
 #                When true, this job will automatically disappear from the query
 #                list without user intervention.
 #                Defaults to true. (Since 3.1)
+#
 # Since: 1.3
 ##
 { 'struct': 'DriveMirror',
@@ -2342,6 +2345,7 @@
 #                When true, this job will automatically disappear from the query
 #                list without user intervention.
 #                Defaults to true. (Since 3.1)
+#
 # Returns: nothing on success.
 #
 # Since: 2.6
@@ -4139,6 +4143,7 @@
 # @throttle-group: the name of the throttle-group object to use. It
 #                  must already exist.
 # @file: reference to or definition of the data source block device
+#
 # Since: 2.11
 ##
 { 'struct': 'BlockdevOptionsThrottle',
diff --git a/qapi/block.json b/qapi/block.json
index 3f100d4887..e0f7898ed1 100644
--- a/qapi/block.json
+++ b/qapi/block.json
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 #
 # Returns: - Nothing on success
 #          - If @device is not a valid block device, DeviceNotFound
+#
 # Notes:    Ejecting a device with no media results in success
 #
 # Since: 0.14
diff --git a/qapi/crypto.json b/qapi/crypto.json
index 8e0b4764e5..21c670eefa 100644
--- a/qapi/crypto.json
+++ b/qapi/crypto.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #
 # @raw: raw bytes. When encoded in JSON only valid UTF-8 sequences can be used
 # @base64: arbitrary base64 encoded binary data
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'QCryptoSecretFormat',
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
 # @sha384: SHA-384. (since 2.7)
 # @sha512: SHA-512. (since 2.7)
 # @ripemd160: RIPEMD-160. (since 2.7)
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'QCryptoHashAlgorithm',
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
 # @twofish-128: Twofish with 128 bit / 16 byte keys
 # @twofish-192: Twofish with 192 bit / 24 byte keys
 # @twofish-256: Twofish with 256 bit / 32 byte keys
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'QCryptoCipherAlgorithm',
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@
 # @cbc: Cipher Block Chaining
 # @xts: XEX with tweaked code book and ciphertext stealing
 # @ctr: Counter (Since 2.8)
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'QCryptoCipherMode',
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@
 # @plain: 64-bit sector number truncated to 32-bits
 # @plain64: 64-bit sector number
 # @essiv: 64-bit sector number encrypted with a hash of the encryption key
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'QCryptoIVGenAlgorithm',
@@ -170,6 +175,7 @@
 # @key-secret: the ID of a QCryptoSecret object providing the
 #              decryption key. Mandatory except when probing image for
 #              metadata only.
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'struct': 'QCryptoBlockOptionsLUKS',
@@ -194,6 +200,7 @@
 # @iter-time: number of milliseconds to spend in
 #             PBKDF passphrase processing. Currently defaults
 #             to 2000. (since 2.8)
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'struct': 'QCryptoBlockCreateOptionsLUKS',
diff --git a/qapi/machine.json b/qapi/machine.json
index c9bdae40eb..79901e1c09 100644
--- a/qapi/machine.json
+++ b/qapi/machine.json
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
 #        returning does not indicate that a guest has accepted the request or
 #        that it has shut down.  Many guests will respond to this command by
 #        prompting the user in some way.
+#
 # Example:
 #
 # -> { "execute": "system_powerdown" }
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 409eb086a2..fc1c157d3f 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1422,7 +1422,9 @@
 # @state: The state the migration is currently expected to be in
 #
 # Returns: nothing on success
+#
 # Since: 2.11
+#
 # Example:
 #
 # -> { "execute": "migrate-continue" , "arguments":
@@ -1736,6 +1738,7 @@
 # Since: 4.2
 #
 # Example:
+#
 # <- { "event": "UNPLUG_PRIMARY",
 #      "data": { "device-id": "hostdev0" },
 #      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
@@ -1845,6 +1848,7 @@
 # Since: 5.2
 #
 # Example:
+#
 #   {"execute": "calc-dirty-rate", "arguments": {"calc-time": 1,
 #                                                'sample-pages': 512} }
 #