diff --git a/scripts/qapi/commands.py b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
index 1f43a0a34e..e06c10afcd 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/commands.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from .common import *
+from .common import build_params, c_name, mcgen
 from .gen import QAPIGenCCode, QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/events.py b/scripts/qapi/events.py
index 0467272438..6b3afa14d7 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/events.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/events.py
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from .common import *
+from .common import (
+    build_params,
+    c_enum_const,
+    c_name,
+    mcgen,
+)
 from .gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
 from .schema import QAPISchemaEnumMember
 from .types import gen_enum, gen_enum_lookup
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/gen.py b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
index fc57fdca5b..1fed712b43 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/gen.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 import errno
 import os
 import re
-from contextlib import contextmanager
 
-from .common import *
+from .common import (
+    c_fname,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    guardend,
+    guardstart,
+    mcgen,
+)
 from .schema import QAPISchemaVisitor
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
index 6c82d9d95f..42016a7e66 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from .common import *
+from .common import (
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    mcgen,
+)
 from .gen import QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor
 from .schema import (QAPISchemaArrayType, QAPISchemaBuiltinType,
                      QAPISchemaType)
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index ca9a5aacb3..53b47f9e58 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from .common import *
+from .common import (
+    c_enum_const,
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    mcgen,
+)
 from .gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
 from .schema import QAPISchemaEnumMember, QAPISchemaObjectType
 
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/visit.py b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
index 7850f6e848..ea277e7704 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from .common import *
+from .common import (
+    c_enum_const,
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    mcgen,
+    pop_indent,
+    push_indent,
+)
 from .gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
 from .schema import QAPISchemaObjectType