diff --git a/scripts/qapi/commands.py b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
index 13a9dcaf89..54af519f44 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/commands.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def visit_end(self) -> None:
 
     def visit_command(self,
                       name: str,
-                      info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                      info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
                       ifcond: List[str],
                       features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
                       arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/events.py b/scripts/qapi/events.py
index 079c666ec6..8c57deb2b8 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/events.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/events.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def visit_end(self) -> None:
 
     def visit_event(self,
                     name: str,
-                    info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                    info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
                     ifcond: List[str],
                     features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
                     arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/gen.py b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
index ac3d3e687e..63549cc8d4 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/gen.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def visit_module(self, name: str) -> None:
             self._add_module(name, self._user_blurb)
             self._begin_user_module(name)
 
-    def visit_include(self, name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
+    def visit_include(self, name: str, info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo]) -> None:
         relname = os.path.relpath(self._module_filename(self._what, name),
                                   os.path.dirname(self._genh.fname))
         self._genh.preamble_add(mcgen('''
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index dbf58c0b91..2bdd626847 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def visit_object_type(self,
 
     def visit_alternate_type(self,
                              name: str,
-                             info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                             info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
                              ifcond: List[str],
                              features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
                              variants: QAPISchemaVariants) -> None:
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/visit.py b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
index 568ba35592..22e62df901 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def _begin_user_module(self, name: str) -> None:
 
     def visit_enum_type(self,
                         name: str,
-                        info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                        info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
                         ifcond: List[str],
                         features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
                         members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def visit_object_type(self,
 
     def visit_alternate_type(self,
                              name: str,
-                             info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                             info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
                              ifcond: List[str],
                              features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
                              variants: QAPISchemaVariants) -> None: