diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index cb0857df52..70612f394e 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -236,5 +236,5 @@
 
 { 'event': 'TestIfEvent', 'data':
   { 'foo': 'TestIfStruct',
-    'bar': { 'type': 'TestIfEnum', 'if': 'defined(TEST_IF_EVT_BAR)' } },
+    'bar': { 'type': ['TestIfEnum'], 'if': 'defined(TEST_IF_EVT_BAR)' } },
   'if': 'defined(TEST_IF_EVT) && defined(TEST_IF_STRUCT)' }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index b59f4ca5a4..97f671ca5f 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -325,9 +325,11 @@ command TestIfCmd q_obj_TestIfCmd-arg -> UserDefThree
     if ['defined(TEST_IF_CMD)', 'defined(TEST_IF_STRUCT)']
 command TestCmdReturnDefThree None -> UserDefThree
    gen=True success_response=True boxed=False oob=False preconfig=False
+array TestIfEnumList TestIfEnum
+    if ['defined(TEST_IF_ENUM)']
 object q_obj_TestIfEvent-arg
     member foo: TestIfStruct optional=False
-    member bar: TestIfEnum optional=False
+    member bar: TestIfEnumList optional=False
         if ['defined(TEST_IF_EVT_BAR)']
     if ['defined(TEST_IF_EVT) && defined(TEST_IF_STRUCT)']
 event TestIfEvent q_obj_TestIfEvent-arg