diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 342d16c4e8..0b48a1e50a 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class QAPISchema:
                 if self.cursor == len(self.src):
                     self.tok = None
                     return
+            elif not self.tok.isspace():
+                raise QAPISchemaError(self, 'Stray "%s"' % self.tok)
 
     def get_members(self):
         expr = OrderedDict()
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.err b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.err
index e69de29bb2..4a82b26d0f 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<stdin>:2:33: Stray "#"
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.exit
index 573541ac97..d00491fd7e 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.exit
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.exit
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0
+1
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out
index e3bd904453..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/comments.out
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[OrderedDict([('enum', 'Status'), ('data', ['good', 'bad', 'ugly'])])]
-['Status']
-[]
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.err b/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.err
index e69de29bb2..d3dd293faf 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<stdin>:2:36: Stray ";"
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.exit
index 573541ac97..d00491fd7e 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.exit
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.exit
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0
+1
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.out b/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.out
index e3bd904453..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/funny-char.out
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[OrderedDict([('enum', 'Status'), ('data', ['good', 'bad', 'ugly'])])]
-['Status']
-[]