diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-event.c b/tests/test-qmp-event.c
index d64066139c..7dd0053190 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-event.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-event.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 typedef struct TestEventData {
     QDict *expect;
+    bool emitted;
 } TestEventData;
 
 TestEventData *test_event_data;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ void test_qapi_event_emit(test_QAPIEvent event, QDict *d)
     qdict_del(d, "timestamp");
 
     g_assert(qobject_is_equal(QOBJECT(d), QOBJECT(test_event_data->expect)));
-
+    test_event_data->emitted = true;
 }
 
 static void event_prepare(TestEventData *data,
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ static void test_event_a(TestEventData *data,
 {
     data->expect = qdict_from_jsonf_nofail("{ 'event': 'EVENT_A' }");
     qapi_event_send_event_a();
+    g_assert(data->emitted);
     qobject_unref(data->expect);
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ static void test_event_b(TestEventData *data,
 {
     data->expect = qdict_from_jsonf_nofail("{ 'event': 'EVENT_B' }");
     qapi_event_send_event_b();
+    g_assert(data->emitted);
     qobject_unref(data->expect);
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ static void test_event_c(TestEventData *data,
         "{ 'event': 'EVENT_C', 'data': {"
         " 'a': 1, 'b': { 'integer': 2, 'string': 'test1' }, 'c': 'test2' } }");
     qapi_event_send_event_c(true, 1, true, &b, "test2");
+    g_assert(data->emitted);
     qobject_unref(data->expect);
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ static void test_event_d(TestEventData *data,
         "  'string': 'test2', 'enum2': 'value2' },"
         " 'b': 'test3', 'enum3': 'value3' } }");
     qapi_event_send_event_d(&a, "test3", false, NULL, true, ENUM_ONE_VALUE3);
+    g_assert(data->emitted);
     qobject_unref(data->expect);
 }