diff --git a/scripts/qapi/common.py b/scripts/qapi/common.py
index 2c05e3c2845deeb15de356c547d712cdbd817e9d..3e14bc41f2c05e846d1e780a5275cee392cdb2de 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/common.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/common.py
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ def check_keys(expr_elem, meta, required, optional=[]):
             raise QAPISemError(info,
                                "'%s' of %s '%s' should only use false value"
                                % (key, meta, name))
-        if key == 'boxed' and value is not True:
+        if (key == 'boxed' or key == 'allow-oob') and value is not True:
             raise QAPISemError(info,
                                "'%s' of %s '%s' should only use true value"
                                % (key, meta, name))