diff --git a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
index 245cfdfb65b1acffcf3ea1744b62c00bfdd8d06c..bd7e1219be793d1cc7b6ce4c80b3d528b57b2f6c 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def to_qlit(obj, level=0, suppress_first_indent=False):
                 for elt in obj]
         elts.append(indent(level + 1) + "{}")
         ret += 'QLIT_QLIST(((QLitObject[]) {\n'
-        ret += ',\n'.join(elts) + '\n'
+        ret += '\n'.join(elts) + '\n'
         ret += indent(level) + '}))'
     elif isinstance(obj, dict):
         elts = []
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def to_qlit(obj, level=0, suppress_first_indent=False):
         ret += 'QLIT_QBOOL(%s)' % ('true' if obj else 'false')
     else:
         assert False                # not implemented
+    if level > 0:
+        ret += ','
     return ret