diff --git a/backends/baum.c b/backends/baum.c
index c11320e..eef3467 100644
--- a/backends/baum.c
+++ b/backends/baum.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
                                       ChardevReturn *ret,
                                       Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.braille;
+    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.braille.data;
     BaumDriverState *baum;
     CharDriverState *chr;
     brlapi_handle_t *handle;
diff --git a/backends/msmouse.c b/backends/msmouse.c
index 5e1833c..8dea5a1 100644
--- a/backends/msmouse.c
+++ b/backends/msmouse.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                                               ChardevReturn *ret,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.msmouse;
+    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.msmouse.data;
     CharDriverState *chr;
 
     chr = qemu_chr_alloc(common, errp);
diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index 9f333c9..836424c 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@
     if (qdict_haskey(options, "path")) {
         UnixSocketAddress *q_unix;
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-        q_unix = saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+        q_unix = saddr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
         q_unix->path = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "path"));
         qdict_del(options, "path");
     } else {
         InetSocketAddress *inet;
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        inet = saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        inet = saddr->u.inet.data = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
         inet->host = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "host"));
         if (!qdict_get_try_str(options, "port")) {
             inet->port = g_strdup_printf("%d", NBD_DEFAULT_PORT);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
             error_setg(errp, "TLS only supported over IP sockets");
             goto error;
         }
-        hostname = saddr->u.inet->host;
+        hostname = saddr->u.inet.data->host;
     }
 
     /* establish TCP connection, return error if it fails
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 5f4fea6..cec5bd0 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -2800,15 +2800,15 @@
 
     *spec_info = (ImageInfoSpecific){
         .type  = IMAGE_INFO_SPECIFIC_KIND_QCOW2,
-        .u.qcow2 = g_new(ImageInfoSpecificQCow2, 1),
+        .u.qcow2.data = g_new(ImageInfoSpecificQCow2, 1),
     };
     if (s->qcow_version == 2) {
-        *spec_info->u.qcow2 = (ImageInfoSpecificQCow2){
+        *spec_info->u.qcow2.data = (ImageInfoSpecificQCow2){
             .compat             = g_strdup("0.10"),
             .refcount_bits      = s->refcount_bits,
         };
     } else if (s->qcow_version == 3) {
-        *spec_info->u.qcow2 = (ImageInfoSpecificQCow2){
+        *spec_info->u.qcow2.data = (ImageInfoSpecificQCow2){
             .compat             = g_strdup("1.1"),
             .lazy_refcounts     = s->compatible_features &
                                   QCOW2_COMPAT_LAZY_REFCOUNTS,
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 80f0338..29c8fc3 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -2203,18 +2203,18 @@
 
     *spec_info = (ImageInfoSpecific){
         .type = IMAGE_INFO_SPECIFIC_KIND_VMDK,
-        {
-            .vmdk = g_new0(ImageInfoSpecificVmdk, 1),
+        .u = {
+            .vmdk.data = g_new0(ImageInfoSpecificVmdk, 1),
         },
     };
 
-    *spec_info->u.vmdk = (ImageInfoSpecificVmdk) {
+    *spec_info->u.vmdk.data = (ImageInfoSpecificVmdk) {
         .create_type = g_strdup(s->create_type),
         .cid = s->cid,
         .parent_cid = s->parent_cid,
     };
 
-    next = &spec_info->u.vmdk->extents;
+    next = &spec_info->u.vmdk.data->extents;
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_extents; i++) {
         *next = g_new0(ImageInfoList, 1);
         (*next)->value = vmdk_get_extent_info(&s->extents[i]);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 85dee57..24c8861 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
     };
     TransactionAction action = {
         .type = TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT_SYNC,
-        .u.blockdev_snapshot_sync = &snapshot,
+        .u.blockdev_snapshot_sync.data = &snapshot,
     };
     blockdev_do_action(&action, errp);
 }
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
     };
     TransactionAction action = {
         .type = TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT,
-        .u.blockdev_snapshot = &snapshot_data,
+        .u.blockdev_snapshot.data = &snapshot_data,
     };
     blockdev_do_action(&action, errp);
 }
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@
     };
     TransactionAction action = {
         .type = TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT_INTERNAL_SYNC,
-        .u.blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync = &snapshot,
+        .u.blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync.data = &snapshot,
     };
     blockdev_do_action(&action, errp);
 }
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@
 
     g_assert(common->action->type ==
              TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT_INTERNAL_SYNC);
-    internal = common->action->u.blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync;
+    internal = common->action->u.blockdev_snapshot_internal_sync.data;
     state = DO_UPCAST(InternalSnapshotState, common, common);
 
     /* 1. parse input */
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@
     switch (action->type) {
     case TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT:
         {
-            BlockdevSnapshot *s = action->u.blockdev_snapshot;
+            BlockdevSnapshot *s = action->u.blockdev_snapshot.data;
             device = s->node;
             node_name = s->node;
             new_image_file = NULL;
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@
         break;
     case TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT_SYNC:
         {
-            BlockdevSnapshotSync *s = action->u.blockdev_snapshot_sync;
+            BlockdevSnapshotSync *s = action->u.blockdev_snapshot_sync.data;
             device = s->has_device ? s->device : NULL;
             node_name = s->has_node_name ? s->node_name : NULL;
             new_image_file = s->snapshot_file;
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@
     }
 
     if (action->type == TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_SNAPSHOT_SYNC) {
-        BlockdevSnapshotSync *s = action->u.blockdev_snapshot_sync;
+        BlockdevSnapshotSync *s = action->u.blockdev_snapshot_sync.data;
         const char *format = s->has_format ? s->format : "qcow2";
         enum NewImageMode mode;
         const char *snapshot_node_name =
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     assert(common->action->type == TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_DRIVE_BACKUP);
-    backup = common->action->u.drive_backup;
+    backup = common->action->u.drive_backup.data;
 
     blk = blk_by_name(backup->device);
     if (!blk) {
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     assert(common->action->type == TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_BACKUP);
-    backup = common->action->u.blockdev_backup;
+    backup = common->action->u.blockdev_backup.data;
 
     blk = blk_by_name(backup->device);
     if (!blk) {
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_add;
+    action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_add.data;
     /* AIO context taken and released within qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add */
     qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add(action->node, action->name,
                                action->has_granularity, action->granularity,
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@
     BlockDirtyBitmapState *state = DO_UPCAST(BlockDirtyBitmapState,
                                              common, common);
 
-    action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_add;
+    action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_add.data;
     /* Should not be able to fail: IF the bitmap was added via .prepare(),
      * then the node reference and bitmap name must have been valid.
      */
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_clear;
+    action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_clear.data;
     state->bitmap = block_dirty_bitmap_lookup(action->node,
                                               action->name,
                                               &state->bs,
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 5b6084a..6ace227 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
 
         switch (ti->options->type) {
         case TPM_TYPE_OPTIONS_KIND_PASSTHROUGH:
-            tpo = ti->options->u.passthrough;
+            tpo = ti->options->u.passthrough.data;
             monitor_printf(mon, "%s%s%s%s",
                            tpo->has_path ? ",path=" : "",
                            tpo->has_path ? tpo->path : "",
@@ -1753,14 +1753,14 @@
                 goto err_out;
             }
             keylist->value->type = KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER;
-            keylist->value->u.number = value;
+            keylist->value->u.number.data = value;
         } else {
             int idx = index_from_key(keys, keyname_len);
             if (idx == Q_KEY_CODE__MAX) {
                 goto err_out;
             }
             keylist->value->type = KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE;
-            keylist->value->u.qcode = idx;
+            keylist->value->u.qcode.data = idx;
         }
 
         if (!separator) {
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@
         if (value) {
             switch (value->type) {
             case MEMORY_DEVICE_INFO_KIND_DIMM:
-                di = value->u.dimm;
+                di = value->u.dimm.data;
 
                 monitor_printf(mon, "Memory device [%s]: \"%s\"\n",
                                MemoryDeviceInfoKind_lookup[value->type],
diff --git a/hw/char/escc.c b/hw/char/escc.c
index c7a24ac..7bf09a0 100644
--- a/hw/char/escc.c
+++ b/hw/char/escc.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
     InputKeyEvent *key;
 
     assert(evt->type == INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY);
-    key = evt->u.key;
+    key = evt->u.key.data;
     qcode = qemu_input_key_value_to_qcode(key->key);
     trace_escc_sunkbd_event_in(qcode, QKeyCode_lookup[qcode],
                                key->down);
diff --git a/hw/input/hid.c b/hw/input/hid.c
index 41a9387..5912677 100644
--- a/hw/input/hid.c
+++ b/hw/input/hid.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
     switch (evt->type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        move = evt->u.rel;
+        move = evt->u.rel.data;
         if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_X) {
             e->xdx += move->value;
         } else if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_Y) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         break;
 
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_ABS:
-        move = evt->u.abs;
+        move = evt->u.abs.data;
         if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_X) {
             e->xdx = move->value;
         } else if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_Y) {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         break;
 
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        btn = evt->u.btn;
+        btn = evt->u.btn.data;
         if (btn->down) {
             e->buttons_state |= bmap[btn->button];
             if (btn->button == INPUT_BUTTON_WHEEL_UP) {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     HIDState *hs = (HIDState *)dev;
     int scancodes[3], i, count;
     int slot;
-    InputKeyEvent *key = evt->u.key;
+    InputKeyEvent *key = evt->u.key.data;
 
     count = qemu_input_key_value_to_scancode(key->key,
                                              key->down,
diff --git a/hw/input/ps2.c b/hw/input/ps2.c
index 86df1a0..58892d5 100644
--- a/hw/input/ps2.c
+++ b/hw/input/ps2.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 {
     PS2KbdState *s = (PS2KbdState *)dev;
     int scancodes[3], i, count;
-    InputKeyEvent *key = evt->u.key;
+    InputKeyEvent *key = evt->u.key.data;
 
     qemu_system_wakeup_request(QEMU_WAKEUP_REASON_OTHER);
     count = qemu_input_key_value_to_scancode(key->key,
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 
     switch (evt->type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        move = evt->u.rel;
+        move = evt->u.rel.data;
         if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_X) {
             s->mouse_dx += move->value;
         } else if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_Y) {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
         break;
 
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        btn = evt->u.btn;
+        btn = evt->u.btn.data;
         if (btn->down) {
             s->mouse_buttons |= bmap[btn->button];
             if (btn->button == INPUT_BUTTON_WHEEL_UP) {
diff --git a/hw/input/virtio-input-hid.c b/hw/input/virtio-input-hid.c
index e5480c3..5d12157 100644
--- a/hw/input/virtio-input-hid.c
+++ b/hw/input/virtio-input-hid.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 
     switch (evt->type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY:
-        key = evt->u.key;
+        key = evt->u.key.data;
         qcode = qemu_input_key_value_to_qcode(key->key);
         if (qcode && keymap_qcode[qcode]) {
             event.type  = cpu_to_le16(EV_KEY);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        btn = evt->u.btn;
+        btn = evt->u.btn.data;
         if (keymap_button[btn->button]) {
             event.type  = cpu_to_le16(EV_KEY);
             event.code  = cpu_to_le16(keymap_button[btn->button]);
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        move = evt->u.rel;
+        move = evt->u.rel.data;
         event.type  = cpu_to_le16(EV_REL);
         event.code  = cpu_to_le16(axismap_rel[move->axis]);
         event.value = cpu_to_le32(move->value);
         virtio_input_send(vinput, &event);
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_ABS:
-        move = evt->u.abs;
+        move = evt->u.abs.data;
         event.type  = cpu_to_le16(EV_ABS);
         event.code  = cpu_to_le16(axismap_abs[move->axis]);
         event.value = cpu_to_le32(move->value);
diff --git a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
index 973bf20..c4b4430 100644
--- a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
+++ b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
                                                NULL);
             di->memdev = object_get_canonical_path(OBJECT(dimm->hostmem));
 
-            info->u.dimm = di;
+            info->u.dimm.data = di;
             elem->value = info;
             elem->next = NULL;
             **prev = elem;
diff --git a/net/dump.c b/net/dump.c
index 61dec9d..94ac32a 100644
--- a/net/dump.c
+++ b/net/dump.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     DumpNetClient *dnc;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_DUMP);
-    dump = opts->u.dump;
+    dump = opts->u.dump.data;
 
     assert(peer);
 
diff --git a/net/hub.c b/net/hub.c
index b6d44fd..6d90c6e 100644
--- a/net/hub.c
+++ b/net/hub.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_HUBPORT);
     assert(!peer);
-    hubport = opts->u.hubport;
+    hubport = opts->u.hubport.data;
 
     net_hub_add_port(hubport->hubid, name);
     return 0;
diff --git a/net/l2tpv3.c b/net/l2tpv3.c
index 824161c..5c668f7 100644
--- a/net/l2tpv3.c
+++ b/net/l2tpv3.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
     s->header_mismatch = false;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_L2TPV3);
-    l2tpv3 = opts->u.l2tpv3;
+    l2tpv3 = opts->u.l2tpv3.data;
 
     if (l2tpv3->has_ipv6 && l2tpv3->ipv6) {
         s->ipv6 = l2tpv3->ipv6;
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 73cefbc..1a78edf 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@
     const NetLegacyNicOptions *nic;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC);
-    nic = opts->u.nic;
+    nic = opts->u.nic.data;
 
     idx = nic_get_free_idx();
     if (idx == -1 || nb_nics >= MAX_NICS) {
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@
 
         /* Do not add to a vlan if it's a nic with a netdev= parameter. */
         if (opts->type != NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC ||
-            !opts->u.nic->has_netdev) {
+            !opts->u.nic.data->has_netdev) {
             peer = net_hub_add_port(net->has_vlan ? net->vlan : 0, NULL);
         }
     }
diff --git a/net/netmap.c b/net/netmap.c
index 1b42728..6fa2c41 100644
--- a/net/netmap.c
+++ b/net/netmap.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 int net_init_netmap(const NetClientOptions *opts,
                     const char *name, NetClientState *peer, Error **errp)
 {
-    const NetdevNetmapOptions *netmap_opts = opts->u.netmap;
+    const NetdevNetmapOptions *netmap_opts = opts->u.netmap.data;
     struct nm_desc *nmd;
     NetClientState *nc;
     Error *err = NULL;
diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index 9954160..95239bc 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
     const char **dnssearch;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_USER);
-    user = opts->u.user;
+    user = opts->u.user.data;
 
     vnet = user->has_net ? g_strdup(user->net) :
            user->has_ip  ? g_strdup_printf("%s/24", user->ip) :
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 73dc49a..9826efb 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
     const NetdevSocketOptions *sock;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_SOCKET);
-    sock = opts->u.socket;
+    sock = opts->u.socket.data;
 
     if (sock->has_fd + sock->has_listen + sock->has_connect + sock->has_mcast +
         sock->has_udp != 1) {
diff --git a/net/tap-win32.c b/net/tap-win32.c
index 38bbac0..f1e142a 100644
--- a/net/tap-win32.c
+++ b/net/tap-win32.c
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
     const NetdevTapOptions *tap;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_TAP);
-    tap = opts->u.tap;
+    tap = opts->u.tap.data;
 
     if (!tap->has_ifname) {
         error_report("tap: no interface name");
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index cd7a7fc..8f790d1 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
     int fd, vnet_hdr;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_BRIDGE);
-    bridge = opts->u.bridge;
+    bridge = opts->u.bridge.data;
 
     helper = bridge->has_helper ? bridge->helper : DEFAULT_BRIDGE_HELPER;
     br     = bridge->has_br     ? bridge->br     : DEFAULT_BRIDGE_INTERFACE;
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
     char ifname[128];
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_TAP);
-    tap = opts->u.tap;
+    tap = opts->u.tap.data;
     queues = tap->has_queues ? tap->queues : 1;
     vhostfdname = tap->has_vhostfd ? tap->vhostfd : NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/vde.c b/net/vde.c
index 973faf5..9427eaa 100644
--- a/net/vde.c
+++ b/net/vde.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     const NetdevVdeOptions *vde;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VDE);
-    vde = opts->u.vde;
+    vde = opts->u.vde.data;
 
     /* missing optional values have been initialized to "all bits zero" */
     if (net_vde_init(peer, "vde", name, vde->sock, vde->port, vde->group,
diff --git a/net/vhost-user.c b/net/vhost-user.c
index 58b8dae..1b9e73a 100644
--- a/net/vhost-user.c
+++ b/net/vhost-user.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
     CharDriverState *chr;
 
     assert(opts->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VHOST_USER);
-    vhost_user_opts = opts->u.vhost_user;
+    vhost_user_opts = opts->u.vhost_user.data;
 
     chr = net_vhost_parse_chardev(vhost_user_opts, errp);
     if (!chr) {
diff --git a/numa.c b/numa.c
index da27bf8..572712c 100644
--- a/numa.c
+++ b/numa.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
     switch (object->type) {
     case NUMA_OPTIONS_KIND_NODE:
-        numa_node_parse(object->u.node, opts, &err);
+        numa_node_parse(object->u.node.data, opts, &err);
         if (err) {
             goto error;
         }
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
         if (value) {
             switch (value->type) {
             case MEMORY_DEVICE_INFO_KIND_DIMM:
-                node_mem[value->u.dimm->node] += value->u.dimm->size;
+                node_mem[value->u.dimm.data->node] += value->u.dimm.data->size;
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index bfcf80d..f90e4c1 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -98,16 +98,18 @@
     switch (addr->type) {
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET:
         return g_strdup_printf("%s%s:%s:%s%s", prefix,
-                               is_telnet ? "telnet" : "tcp", addr->u.inet->host,
-                               addr->u.inet->port, is_listen ? ",server" : "");
+                               is_telnet ? "telnet" : "tcp",
+                               addr->u.inet.data->host,
+                               addr->u.inet.data->port,
+                               is_listen ? ",server" : "");
         break;
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX:
         return g_strdup_printf("%sunix:%s%s", prefix,
-                               addr->u.q_unix->path,
+                               addr->u.q_unix.data->path,
                                is_listen ? ",server" : "");
         break;
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD:
-        return g_strdup_printf("%sfd:%s%s", prefix, addr->u.fd->str,
+        return g_strdup_printf("%sfd:%s%s", prefix, addr->u.fd.data->str,
                                is_listen ? ",server" : "");
         break;
     default:
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@
                                            Error **errp)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr;
-    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.null;
+    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.null.data;
 
     chr = qemu_chr_alloc(common, errp);
     if (!chr) {
@@ -789,7 +791,7 @@
                                           ChardevBackend *backend,
                                           ChardevReturn *ret, Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevMux *mux = backend->u.mux;
+    ChardevMux *mux = backend->u.mux.data;
     CharDriverState *chr, *drv;
     MuxDriver *d;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevMux_base(mux);
@@ -1106,7 +1108,7 @@
                                            ChardevReturn *ret,
                                            Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevHostdev *opts = backend->u.pipe;
+    ChardevHostdev *opts = backend->u.pipe.data;
     int fd_in, fd_out;
     char *filename_in;
     char *filename_out;
@@ -1188,7 +1190,7 @@
                                             ChardevReturn *ret,
                                             Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevStdio *opts = backend->u.stdio;
+    ChardevStdio *opts = backend->u.stdio.data;
     CharDriverState *chr;
     struct sigaction act;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevStdio_base(opts);
@@ -1434,7 +1436,7 @@
     PtyCharDriver *s;
     int master_fd, slave_fd;
     char pty_name[PATH_MAX];
-    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.pty;
+    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.pty.data;
 
     master_fd = qemu_openpty_raw(&slave_fd, pty_name);
     if (master_fd < 0) {
@@ -2205,7 +2207,7 @@
                                            ChardevReturn *ret,
                                            Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevHostdev *opts = backend->u.pipe;
+    ChardevHostdev *opts = backend->u.pipe.data;
     const char *filename = opts->device;
     CharDriverState *chr;
     WinCharState *s;
@@ -2251,7 +2253,7 @@
                                               ChardevReturn *ret,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.console;
+    ChardevCommon *common = backend->u.console.data;
     return qemu_chr_open_win_file(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE),
                                   common, errp);
 }
@@ -2401,7 +2403,7 @@
     WinStdioCharState *stdio;
     DWORD              dwMode;
     int                is_console = 0;
-    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevStdio_base(backend->u.stdio);
+    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevStdio_base(backend->u.stdio.data);
 
     chr   = qemu_chr_alloc(common, errp);
     if (!chr) {
@@ -3042,7 +3044,7 @@
     } else {
         tioc = qio_channel_tls_new_client(
             s->ioc, s->tls_creds,
-            s->addr->u.inet->host,
+            s->addr->u.inet.data->host,
             &err);
     }
     if (tioc == NULL) {
@@ -3249,7 +3251,7 @@
                                               ChardevReturn *ret,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevRingbuf *opts = backend->u.ringbuf;
+    ChardevRingbuf *opts = backend->u.ringbuf.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevRingbuf_base(opts);
     CharDriverState *chr;
     RingBufCharDriver *d;
@@ -3546,7 +3548,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: file: no filename given");
         return;
     }
-    file = backend->u.file = g_new0(ChardevFile, 1);
+    file = backend->u.file.data = g_new0(ChardevFile, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevFile_base(file));
     file->out = g_strdup(path);
 
@@ -3559,7 +3561,7 @@
 {
     ChardevStdio *stdio;
 
-    stdio = backend->u.stdio = g_new0(ChardevStdio, 1);
+    stdio = backend->u.stdio.data = g_new0(ChardevStdio, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevStdio_base(stdio));
     stdio->has_signal = true;
     stdio->signal = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "signal", true);
@@ -3576,7 +3578,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: serial/tty: no device path given");
         return;
     }
-    serial = backend->u.serial = g_new0(ChardevHostdev, 1);
+    serial = backend->u.serial.data = g_new0(ChardevHostdev, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevHostdev_base(serial));
     serial->device = g_strdup(device);
 }
@@ -3593,7 +3595,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: parallel: no device path given");
         return;
     }
-    parallel = backend->u.parallel = g_new0(ChardevHostdev, 1);
+    parallel = backend->u.parallel.data = g_new0(ChardevHostdev, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevHostdev_base(parallel));
     parallel->device = g_strdup(device);
 }
@@ -3609,7 +3611,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: pipe: no device path given");
         return;
     }
-    dev = backend->u.pipe = g_new0(ChardevHostdev, 1);
+    dev = backend->u.pipe.data = g_new0(ChardevHostdev, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevHostdev_base(dev));
     dev->device = g_strdup(device);
 }
@@ -3620,7 +3622,7 @@
     int val;
     ChardevRingbuf *ringbuf;
 
-    ringbuf = backend->u.ringbuf = g_new0(ChardevRingbuf, 1);
+    ringbuf = backend->u.ringbuf.data = g_new0(ChardevRingbuf, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevRingbuf_base(ringbuf));
 
     val = qemu_opt_get_size(opts, "size", 0);
@@ -3640,7 +3642,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: mux: no chardev given");
         return;
     }
-    mux = backend->u.mux = g_new0(ChardevMux, 1);
+    mux = backend->u.mux.data = g_new0(ChardevMux, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevMux_base(mux));
     mux->chardev = g_strdup(chardev);
 }
@@ -3676,7 +3678,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    sock = backend->u.socket = g_new0(ChardevSocket, 1);
+    sock = backend->u.socket.data = g_new0(ChardevSocket, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevSocket_base(sock));
 
     sock->has_nodelay = true;
@@ -3695,12 +3697,12 @@
     if (path) {
         UnixSocketAddress *q_unix;
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-        q_unix = addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+        q_unix = addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
         q_unix->path = g_strdup(path);
     } else {
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        *addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        *addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
             .host = g_strdup(host),
             .port = g_strdup(port),
             .has_to = qemu_opt_get(opts, "to"),
@@ -3743,13 +3745,13 @@
         has_local = true;
     }
 
-    udp = backend->u.udp = g_new0(ChardevUdp, 1);
+    udp = backend->u.udp.data = g_new0(ChardevUdp, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevUdp_base(udp));
 
     addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    *addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+    addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
         .host = g_strdup(host),
         .port = g_strdup(port),
         .has_ipv4 = qemu_opt_get(opts, "ipv4"),
@@ -3763,8 +3765,8 @@
         udp->has_local = true;
         addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        *addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+        addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        *addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
             .host = g_strdup(localaddr),
             .port = g_strdup(localport),
         };
@@ -3851,7 +3853,7 @@
     } else {
         ChardevCommon *cc = g_new0(ChardevCommon, 1);
         qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, cc);
-        backend->u.null = cc; /* Any ChardevCommon member would work */
+        backend->u.null.data = cc; /* Any ChardevCommon member would work */
     }
 
     ret = qmp_chardev_add(bid ? bid : id, backend, errp);
@@ -3863,9 +3865,9 @@
         qapi_free_ChardevBackend(backend);
         qapi_free_ChardevReturn(ret);
         backend = g_new0(ChardevBackend, 1);
-        backend->u.mux = g_new0(ChardevMux, 1);
+        backend->u.mux.data = g_new0(ChardevMux, 1);
         backend->type = CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MUX;
-        backend->u.mux->chardev = g_strdup(bid);
+        backend->u.mux.data->chardev = g_strdup(bid);
         ret = qmp_chardev_add(id, backend, errp);
         if (!ret) {
             chr = qemu_chr_find(bid);
@@ -4194,7 +4196,7 @@
                                               ChardevReturn *ret,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevFile *file = backend->u.file;
+    ChardevFile *file = backend->u.file.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevFile_base(file);
     HANDLE out;
 
@@ -4217,7 +4219,7 @@
                                                 ChardevReturn *ret,
                                                 Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevHostdev *serial = backend->u.serial;
+    ChardevHostdev *serial = backend->u.serial.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevHostdev_base(serial);
     return qemu_chr_open_win_path(serial->device, common, errp);
 }
@@ -4241,7 +4243,7 @@
                                               ChardevReturn *ret,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevFile *file = backend->u.file;
+    ChardevFile *file = backend->u.file.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevFile_base(file);
     int flags, in = -1, out;
 
@@ -4275,7 +4277,7 @@
                                                 ChardevReturn *ret,
                                                 Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevHostdev *serial = backend->u.serial;
+    ChardevHostdev *serial = backend->u.serial.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevHostdev_base(serial);
     int fd;
 
@@ -4294,7 +4296,7 @@
                                                   ChardevReturn *ret,
                                                   Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevHostdev *parallel = backend->u.parallel;
+    ChardevHostdev *parallel = backend->u.parallel.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevHostdev_base(parallel);
     int fd;
 
@@ -4335,7 +4337,7 @@
 {
     CharDriverState *chr;
     TCPCharDriver *s;
-    ChardevSocket *sock = backend->u.socket;
+    ChardevSocket *sock = backend->u.socket.data;
     SocketAddress *addr = sock->addr;
     bool do_nodelay     = sock->has_nodelay ? sock->nodelay : false;
     bool is_listen      = sock->has_server  ? sock->server  : true;
@@ -4460,7 +4462,7 @@
                                              ChardevReturn *ret,
                                              Error **errp)
 {
-    ChardevUdp *udp = backend->u.udp;
+    ChardevUdp *udp = backend->u.udp.data;
     ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevUdp_base(udp);
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = qio_channel_socket_new();
 
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index d5f8473..f3528c8 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@
     saddr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     if (sockpath) {
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-        saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-        saddr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(sockpath);
+        saddr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+        saddr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(sockpath);
     } else {
         InetSocketAddress *inet;
         saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        inet = saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+        inet = saddr->u.inet.data = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
         inet->host = g_strdup(bindto);
         if (port) {
             inet->port = g_strdup(port);
diff --git a/replay/replay-input.c b/replay/replay-input.c
index c38af50..2d5d919 100644
--- a/replay/replay-input.c
+++ b/replay/replay-input.c
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@
 
     switch (evt->type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY:
-        key = evt->u.key;
+        key = evt->u.key.data;
         replay_put_dword(key->key->type);
 
         switch (key->key->type) {
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER:
-            replay_put_qword(key->key->u.number);
+            replay_put_qword(key->key->u.number.data);
             replay_put_byte(key->down);
             break;
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE:
-            replay_put_dword(key->key->u.qcode);
+            replay_put_dword(key->key->u.qcode.data);
             replay_put_byte(key->down);
             break;
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND__MAX:
@@ -72,17 +72,17 @@
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        btn = evt->u.btn;
+        btn = evt->u.btn.data;
         replay_put_dword(btn->button);
         replay_put_byte(btn->down);
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        move = evt->u.rel;
+        move = evt->u.rel.data;
         replay_put_dword(move->axis);
         replay_put_qword(move->value);
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_ABS:
-        move = evt->u.abs;
+        move = evt->u.abs.data;
         replay_put_dword(move->axis);
         replay_put_qword(move->value);
         break;
@@ -105,17 +105,17 @@
     evt.type = replay_get_dword();
     switch (evt.type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY:
-        evt.u.key = &key;
-        evt.u.key->key->type = replay_get_dword();
+        evt.u.key.data = &key;
+        evt.u.key.data->key->type = replay_get_dword();
 
-        switch (evt.u.key->key->type) {
+        switch (evt.u.key.data->key->type) {
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER:
-            evt.u.key->key->u.number = replay_get_qword();
-            evt.u.key->down = replay_get_byte();
+            evt.u.key.data->key->u.number.data = replay_get_qword();
+            evt.u.key.data->down = replay_get_byte();
             break;
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE:
-            evt.u.key->key->u.qcode = (QKeyCode)replay_get_dword();
-            evt.u.key->down = replay_get_byte();
+            evt.u.key.data->key->u.qcode.data = (QKeyCode)replay_get_dword();
+            evt.u.key.data->down = replay_get_byte();
             break;
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND__MAX:
             /* keep gcc happy */
@@ -123,19 +123,19 @@
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        evt.u.btn = &btn;
-        evt.u.btn->button = (InputButton)replay_get_dword();
-        evt.u.btn->down = replay_get_byte();
+        evt.u.btn.data = &btn;
+        evt.u.btn.data->button = (InputButton)replay_get_dword();
+        evt.u.btn.data->down = replay_get_byte();
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        evt.u.rel = &rel;
-        evt.u.rel->axis = (InputAxis)replay_get_dword();
-        evt.u.rel->value = replay_get_qword();
+        evt.u.rel.data = &rel;
+        evt.u.rel.data->axis = (InputAxis)replay_get_dword();
+        evt.u.rel.data->value = replay_get_qword();
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_ABS:
-        evt.u.abs = &abs;
-        evt.u.abs->axis = (InputAxis)replay_get_dword();
-        evt.u.abs->value = replay_get_qword();
+        evt.u.abs.data = &abs;
+        evt.u.abs.data->axis = (InputAxis)replay_get_dword();
+        evt.u.abs.data->value = replay_get_qword();
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND__MAX:
         /* keep gcc happy */
diff --git a/scripts/qapi-types.py b/scripts/qapi-types.py
index 79416b2..92ae619 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -121,16 +121,10 @@
                 c_name=c_name(variants.tag_member.name))
 
     for var in variants.variants:
-        # Ugly special case for simple union TODO get rid of it
-        simple_union_type = var.simple_union_type()
-        if simple_union_type:
-            typ = simple_union_type.c_type()
-        else:
-            typ = var.type.c_unboxed_type()
         ret += mcgen('''
         %(c_type)s %(c_name)s;
 ''',
-                     c_type=typ,
+                     c_type=var.type.c_unboxed_type(),
                      c_name=c_name(var.name))
 
     ret += mcgen('''
diff --git a/scripts/qapi-visit.py b/scripts/qapi-visit.py
index 5220bad..c147990 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi-visit.py
@@ -77,29 +77,15 @@
                      c_name=c_name(variants.tag_member.name))
 
         for var in variants.variants:
-            # TODO ugly special case for simple union
-            simple_union_type = var.simple_union_type()
             ret += mcgen('''
     case %(case)s:
+        visit_type_%(c_type)s_members(v, &obj->u.%(c_name)s, &err);
+        break;
 ''',
                          case=c_enum_const(variants.tag_member.type.name,
                                            var.name,
-                                           variants.tag_member.type.prefix))
-            if simple_union_type:
-                ret += mcgen('''
-        visit_type_%(c_type)s(v, "data", &obj->u.%(c_name)s, &err);
-''',
-                             c_type=simple_union_type.c_name(),
-                             c_name=c_name(var.name))
-            else:
-                ret += mcgen('''
-        visit_type_%(c_type)s_members(v, &obj->u.%(c_name)s, &err);
-''',
-                             c_type=var.type.c_name(),
-                             c_name=c_name(var.name))
-            ret += mcgen('''
-        break;
-''')
+                                           variants.tag_member.type.prefix),
+                         c_type=var.type.c_name(), c_name=c_name(var.name))
 
         ret += mcgen('''
     default:
diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 08d63bf..d91af94 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -1115,16 +1115,6 @@
     def __init__(self, name, typ):
         QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember.__init__(self, name, typ, False)
 
-    # This function exists to support ugly simple union special cases
-    # TODO get rid of them, and drop the function
-    def simple_union_type(self):
-        if (self.type.is_implicit() and
-                isinstance(self.type, QAPISchemaObjectType)):
-            assert len(self.type.members) == 1
-            assert not self.type.variants
-            return self.type.members[0].type
-        return None
-
 
 class QAPISchemaAlternateType(QAPISchemaType):
     def __init__(self, name, info, variants):
diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index 21885c5..351fcaa 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -305,9 +305,10 @@
                                                 ChardevReturn *ret,
                                                 Error **errp)
 {
-    const char *type = backend->u.spicevmc->type;
+    ChardevSpiceChannel *spicevmc = backend->u.spicevmc.data;
+    const char *type = spicevmc->type;
     const char **psubtype = spice_server_char_device_recognized_subtypes();
-    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevSpiceChannel_base(backend->u.spicevmc);
+    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevSpiceChannel_base(spicevmc);
 
     for (; *psubtype != NULL; ++psubtype) {
         if (strcmp(type, *psubtype) == 0) {
@@ -329,8 +330,9 @@
                                                  ChardevReturn *ret,
                                                  Error **errp)
 {
-    const char *name = backend->u.spiceport->fqdn;
-    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevSpicePort_base(backend->u.spiceport);
+    ChardevSpicePort *spiceport = backend->u.spiceport.data;
+    const char *name = spiceport->fqdn;
+    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevSpicePort_base(spiceport);
     CharDriverState *chr;
     SpiceCharDriver *s;
 
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: spice channel: no name given");
         return;
     }
-    spicevmc = backend->u.spicevmc = g_new0(ChardevSpiceChannel, 1);
+    spicevmc = backend->u.spicevmc.data = g_new0(ChardevSpiceChannel, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevSpiceChannel_base(spicevmc));
     spicevmc->type = g_strdup(name);
 }
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@
         error_setg(errp, "chardev: spice port: no name given");
         return;
     }
-    spiceport = backend->u.spiceport = g_new0(ChardevSpicePort, 1);
+    spiceport = backend->u.spiceport.data = g_new0(ChardevSpicePort, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevSpicePort_base(spiceport));
     spiceport->fqdn = g_strdup(name);
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c b/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
index 87018ac..be0c300 100644
--- a/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
+++ b/tests/test-io-channel-socket.c
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
         SocketAddress *laddr = qio_channel_socket_get_local_address(
             lioc, &error_abort);
 
-        g_free(connect_addr->u.inet->port);
-        connect_addr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(laddr->u.inet->port);
+        g_free(connect_addr->u.inet.data->port);
+        connect_addr->u.inet.data->port = g_strdup(laddr->u.inet.data->port);
 
         qapi_free_SocketAddress(laddr);
     }
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@
         SocketAddress *laddr = qio_channel_socket_get_local_address(
             lioc, &error_abort);
 
-        g_free(connect_addr->u.inet->port);
-        connect_addr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(laddr->u.inet->port);
+        g_free(connect_addr->u.inet.data->port);
+        connect_addr->u.inet.data->port = g_strdup(laddr->u.inet.data->port);
 
         qapi_free_SocketAddress(laddr);
     }
@@ -296,15 +296,15 @@
     SocketAddress *connect_addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
 
     listen_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    listen_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    *listen_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+    listen_addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *listen_addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
         .host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1"),
         .port = NULL, /* Auto-select */
     };
 
     connect_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    connect_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    *connect_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+    connect_addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *connect_addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
         .host = g_strdup("127.0.0.1"),
         .port = NULL, /* Filled in later */
     };
@@ -334,15 +334,15 @@
     SocketAddress *connect_addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
 
     listen_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    listen_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    *listen_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+    listen_addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *listen_addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
         .host = g_strdup("::1"),
         .port = NULL, /* Auto-select */
     };
 
     connect_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    connect_addr->u.inet = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-    *connect_addr->u.inet = (InetSocketAddress) {
+    connect_addr->u.inet.data = g_new(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    *connect_addr->u.inet.data = (InetSocketAddress) {
         .host = g_strdup("::1"),
         .port = NULL, /* Filled in later */
     };
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@
 
 #define TEST_SOCKET "test-io-channel-socket.sock"
     listen_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-    listen_addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-    listen_addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
+    listen_addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+    listen_addr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
 
     connect_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-    connect_addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-    connect_addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
+    connect_addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+    connect_addr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
 
     test_io_channel(async, listen_addr, connect_addr, true);
 
@@ -423,12 +423,12 @@
     fdsend[2] = testfd;
 
     listen_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-    listen_addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-    listen_addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
+    listen_addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+    listen_addr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
 
     connect_addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-    connect_addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-    connect_addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
+    connect_addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+    connect_addr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(TEST_SOCKET);
 
     test_io_channel_setup_sync(listen_addr, connect_addr, &src, &dst);
 
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-commands.c b/tests/test-qmp-commands.c
index 650ba46..14a9ebb 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-commands.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-commands.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     __org_qemu_x_Union1 *ret = g_new0(__org_qemu_x_Union1, 1);
 
     ret->type = ORG_QEMU_X_UNION1_KIND___ORG_QEMU_X_BRANCH;
-    ret->u.__org_qemu_x_branch = strdup("blah1");
+    ret->u.__org_qemu_x_branch.data = strdup("blah1");
 
     /* Also test that 'wchar-t' was munged to 'q_wchar_t' */
     if (b && b->value && !b->value->has_q_wchar_t) {
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c b/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c
index b05da5b..5941e90 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-input-visitor.c
@@ -477,63 +477,64 @@
     switch (kind) {
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_INTEGER: {
         intList *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.integer; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.integer.data;
+             elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S8: {
         int8List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s8; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s8.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S16: {
         int16List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s16; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s16.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S32: {
         int32List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s32; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s32.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S64: {
         int64List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s64; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.s64.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U8: {
         uint8List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u8; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u8.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U16: {
         uint16List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u16; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u16.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U32: {
         uint32List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u32; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u32.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U64: {
         uint64List *elem = NULL;
-        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u64; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+        for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.u64.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
             g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, i);
         }
         break;
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@
     g_assert(cvalue != NULL);
     g_assert_cmpint(cvalue->type, ==, USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_BOOLEAN);
 
-    for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.boolean; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+    for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.boolean.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
         g_assert_cmpint(elem->value, ==, (i % 3 == 0) ? 1 : 0);
     }
 
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@
     g_assert(cvalue != NULL);
     g_assert_cmpint(cvalue->type, ==, USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_STRING);
 
-    for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.string; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+    for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.string.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
         gchar str[8];
         sprintf(str, "%d", i);
         g_assert_cmpstr(elem->value, ==, str);
@@ -705,7 +706,7 @@
     g_assert(cvalue != NULL);
     g_assert_cmpint(cvalue->type, ==, USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_NUMBER);
 
-    for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.number; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
+    for (i = 0, elem = cvalue->u.number.data; elem; elem = elem->next, i++) {
         GString *double_expected = g_string_new("");
         GString *double_actual = g_string_new("");
 
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c b/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
index a7f8b45..dc35752 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
     int i;
     switch (cvalue->type) {
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_INTEGER: {
-        intList **list = &cvalue->u.integer;
+        intList **list = &cvalue->u.integer.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(intList, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S8: {
-        int8List **list = &cvalue->u.s8;
+        int8List **list = &cvalue->u.s8.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(int8List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S16: {
-        int16List **list = &cvalue->u.s16;
+        int16List **list = &cvalue->u.s16.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(int16List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S32: {
-        int32List **list = &cvalue->u.s32;
+        int32List **list = &cvalue->u.s32.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(int32List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_S64: {
-        int64List **list = &cvalue->u.s64;
+        int64List **list = &cvalue->u.s64.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(int64List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U8: {
-        uint8List **list = &cvalue->u.u8;
+        uint8List **list = &cvalue->u.u8.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(uint8List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U16: {
-        uint16List **list = &cvalue->u.u16;
+        uint16List **list = &cvalue->u.u16.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(uint16List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U32: {
-        uint32List **list = &cvalue->u.u32;
+        uint32List **list = &cvalue->u.u32.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(uint32List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_U64: {
-        uint64List **list = &cvalue->u.u64;
+        uint64List **list = &cvalue->u.u64.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(uint64List, 1);
             (*list)->value = i;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_BOOLEAN: {
-        boolList **list = &cvalue->u.boolean;
+        boolList **list = &cvalue->u.boolean.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(boolList, 1);
             (*list)->value = (i % 3 == 0);
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_STRING: {
-        strList **list = &cvalue->u.string;
+        strList **list = &cvalue->u.string.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(strList, 1);
             (*list)->value = g_strdup_printf("%d", i);
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
         break;
     }
     case USER_DEF_NATIVE_LIST_UNION_KIND_NUMBER: {
-        numberList **list = &cvalue->u.number;
+        numberList **list = &cvalue->u.number.data;
         for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
             *list = g_new0(numberList, 1);
             (*list)->value = (double)i / 3;
diff --git a/tpm.c b/tpm.c
index 9ed708e..9a7c711 100644
--- a/tpm.c
+++ b/tpm.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
     case TPM_TYPE_PASSTHROUGH:
         res->options->type = TPM_TYPE_OPTIONS_KIND_PASSTHROUGH;
         tpo = g_new0(TPMPassthroughOptions, 1);
-        res->options->u.passthrough = tpo;
+        res->options->u.passthrough.data = tpo;
         if (drv->path) {
             tpo->path = g_strdup(drv->path);
             tpo->has_path = true;
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 8027ba7..1fd4ea4 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@
 static CharDriverState *vc_init(const char *id, ChardevBackend *backend,
                                 ChardevReturn *ret, Error **errp)
 {
-    return vc_handler(backend->u.vc, errp);
+    return vc_handler(backend->u.vc.data, errp);
 }
 
 void register_vc_handler(VcHandler *handler)
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@
     int val;
     ChardevVC *vc;
 
-    vc = backend->u.vc = g_new0(ChardevVC, 1);
+    vc = backend->u.vc.data = g_new0(ChardevVC, 1);
     qemu_chr_parse_common(opts, qapi_ChardevVC_base(vc));
 
     val = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "width", 0);
diff --git a/ui/input-keymap.c b/ui/input-keymap.c
index fd2c09d..f1e700d 100644
--- a/ui/input-keymap.c
+++ b/ui/input-keymap.c
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@
 int qemu_input_key_value_to_number(const KeyValue *value)
 {
     if (value->type == KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE) {
-        return qcode_to_number[value->u.qcode];
+        return qcode_to_number[value->u.qcode.data];
     } else {
         assert(value->type == KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER);
-        return value->u.number;
+        return value->u.number.data;
     }
 }
 
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@
 int qemu_input_key_value_to_qcode(const KeyValue *value)
 {
     if (value->type == KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE) {
-        return value->u.qcode;
+        return value->u.qcode.data;
     } else {
         assert(value->type == KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER);
-        return qemu_input_key_number_to_qcode(value->u.number);
+        return qemu_input_key_number_to_qcode(value->u.number.data);
     }
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     int count = 0;
 
     if (value->type == KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE &&
-        value->u.qcode == Q_KEY_CODE_PAUSE) {
+        value->u.qcode.data == Q_KEY_CODE_PAUSE) {
         /* specific case */
         int v = down ? 0 : 0x80;
         codes[count++] = 0xe1;
diff --git a/ui/input-legacy.c b/ui/input-legacy.c
index f1c5cb4a..7159747 100644
--- a/ui/input-legacy.c
+++ b/ui/input-legacy.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 {
     QEMUPutKbdEntry *entry = (QEMUPutKbdEntry *)dev;
     int scancodes[3], i, count;
-    InputKeyEvent *key = evt->u.key;
+    InputKeyEvent *key = evt->u.key.data;
 
     if (!entry || !entry->put_kbd) {
         return;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
     switch (evt->type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        btn = evt->u.btn;
+        btn = evt->u.btn.data;
         if (btn->down) {
             s->buttons |= bmap[btn->button];
         } else {
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_ABS:
-        move = evt->u.abs;
+        move = evt->u.abs.data;
         s->axis[move->axis] = move->value;
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        move = evt->u.rel;
+        move = evt->u.rel.data;
         s->axis[move->axis] += move->value;
         break;
     default:
diff --git a/ui/input.c b/ui/input.c
index b035f86..ed88cda 100644
--- a/ui/input.c
+++ b/ui/input.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
 static void qemu_input_transform_abs_rotate(InputEvent *evt)
 {
-    InputMoveEvent *move = evt->u.abs;
+    InputMoveEvent *move = evt->u.abs.data;
     switch (graphic_rotate) {
     case 90:
         if (move->axis == INPUT_AXIS_X) {
@@ -203,16 +203,16 @@
     }
     switch (evt->type) {
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY:
-        key = evt->u.key;
+        key = evt->u.key.data;
         switch (key->key->type) {
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER:
-            qcode = qemu_input_key_number_to_qcode(key->key->u.number);
+            qcode = qemu_input_key_number_to_qcode(key->key->u.number.data);
             name = QKeyCode_lookup[qcode];
-            trace_input_event_key_number(idx, key->key->u.number,
+            trace_input_event_key_number(idx, key->key->u.number.data,
                                          name, key->down);
             break;
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE:
-            name = QKeyCode_lookup[key->key->u.qcode];
+            name = QKeyCode_lookup[key->key->u.qcode.data];
             trace_input_event_key_qcode(idx, name, key->down);
             break;
         case KEY_VALUE_KIND__MAX:
@@ -221,17 +221,17 @@
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
-        btn = evt->u.btn;
+        btn = evt->u.btn.data;
         name = InputButton_lookup[btn->button];
         trace_input_event_btn(idx, name, btn->down);
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_REL:
-        move = evt->u.rel;
+        move = evt->u.rel.data;
         name = InputAxis_lookup[move->axis];
         trace_input_event_rel(idx, name, move->value);
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_ABS:
-        move = evt->u.abs;
+        move = evt->u.abs.data;
         name = InputAxis_lookup[move->axis];
         trace_input_event_abs(idx, name, move->value);
         break;
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@
 InputEvent *qemu_input_event_new_key(KeyValue *key, bool down)
 {
     InputEvent *evt = g_new0(InputEvent, 1);
-    evt->u.key = g_new0(InputKeyEvent, 1);
+    evt->u.key.data = g_new0(InputKeyEvent, 1);
     evt->type = INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY;
-    evt->u.key->key = key;
-    evt->u.key->down = down;
+    evt->u.key.data->key = key;
+    evt->u.key.data->down = down;
     return evt;
 }
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 {
     KeyValue *key = g_new0(KeyValue, 1);
     key->type = KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER;
-    key->u.number = num;
+    key->u.number.data = num;
     qemu_input_event_send_key(src, key, down);
 }
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 {
     KeyValue *key = g_new0(KeyValue, 1);
     key->type = KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE;
-    key->u.qcode = q;
+    key->u.qcode.data = q;
     qemu_input_event_send_key(src, key, down);
 }
 
@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@
 InputEvent *qemu_input_event_new_btn(InputButton btn, bool down)
 {
     InputEvent *evt = g_new0(InputEvent, 1);
-    evt->u.btn = g_new0(InputBtnEvent, 1);
+    evt->u.btn.data = g_new0(InputBtnEvent, 1);
     evt->type = INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN;
-    evt->u.btn->button = btn;
-    evt->u.btn->down = down;
+    evt->u.btn.data->button = btn;
+    evt->u.btn.data->down = down;
     return evt;
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
     InputMoveEvent *move = g_new0(InputMoveEvent, 1);
 
     evt->type = kind;
-    evt->u.rel = move; /* evt->u.rel is the same as evt->u.abs */
+    evt->u.rel.data = move; /* evt->u.rel is the same as evt->u.abs */
     move->axis = axis;
     move->value = value;
     return evt;
diff --git a/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c b/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c
index 13a59f5..56e45e3 100644
--- a/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c
+++ b/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@
         error_setg(errp, "Not an inet socket type");
         return NULL;
     }
-    ret = g_strdup_printf("%s;%s", addr->u.inet->host, addr->u.inet->port);
+    ret = g_strdup_printf("%s;%s", addr->u.inet.data->host,
+                          addr->u.inet.data->port);
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(addr);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/ui/vnc.c b/ui/vnc.c
index 9494a19..6d39ddd 100644
--- a/ui/vnc.c
+++ b/ui/vnc.c
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
 {
     switch (addr->type) {
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET:
-        info->host = g_strdup(addr->u.inet->host);
-        info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.inet->port);
-        if (addr->u.inet->ipv6) {
+        info->host = g_strdup(addr->u.inet.data->host);
+        info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.inet.data->port);
+        if (addr->u.inet.data->ipv6) {
             info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV6;
         } else {
             info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX:
         info->host = g_strdup("");
-        info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.q_unix->path);
+        info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.q_unix.data->path);
         info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_UNIX;
         break;
 
@@ -385,9 +385,9 @@
 
         switch (addr->type) {
         case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET:
-            info->host = g_strdup(addr->u.inet->host);
-            info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.inet->port);
-            if (addr->u.inet->ipv6) {
+            info->host = g_strdup(addr->u.inet.data->host);
+            info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.inet.data->port);
+            if (addr->u.inet.data->ipv6) {
                 info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV6;
             } else {
                 info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 
         case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX:
             info->host = g_strdup("");
-            info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.q_unix->path);
+            info->service = g_strdup(addr->u.q_unix.data->path);
             info->family = NETWORK_ADDRESS_FAMILY_UNIX;
             break;
 
@@ -3192,7 +3192,8 @@
         qapi_free_SocketAddress(addr);
         return NULL;
     }
-    ret = g_strdup_printf("%s;%s", addr->u.inet->host, addr->u.inet->port);
+    ret = g_strdup_printf("%s;%s", addr->u.inet.data->host,
+                          addr->u.inet.data->port);
     qapi_free_SocketAddress(addr);
 
     return ret;
@@ -3524,8 +3525,8 @@
 
         if (strncmp(vnc, "unix:", 5) == 0) {
             saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-            saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-            saddr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(vnc + 5);
+            saddr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+            saddr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(vnc + 5);
 
             if (vs->ws_enabled) {
                 error_setg(errp, "UNIX sockets not supported with websock");
@@ -3535,7 +3536,7 @@
             unsigned long long baseport;
             InetSocketAddress *inet;
             saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-            inet = saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+            inet = saddr->u.inet.data = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
             if (vnc[0] == '[' && vnc[hlen - 1] == ']') {
                 inet->host = g_strndup(vnc + 1, hlen - 2);
             } else {
@@ -3564,8 +3565,8 @@
 
             if (vs->ws_enabled) {
                 wsaddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-                inet = wsaddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-                inet->host = g_strdup(saddr->u.inet->host);
+                inet = wsaddr->u.inet.data = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+                inet->host = g_strdup(saddr->u.inet.data->host);
                 inet->port = g_strdup(websocket);
 
                 if (to) {
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index fd37ac2..540649a 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@
             goto fail;
         } else {
             addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-            addr->u.q_unix = g_new(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-            addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(str + 5);
+            addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+            addr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strdup(str + 5);
         }
     } else if (strstart(str, "fd:", NULL)) {
         if (str[3] == '\0') {
@@ -910,13 +910,13 @@
             goto fail;
         } else {
             addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD;
-            addr->u.fd = g_new(String, 1);
-            addr->u.fd->str = g_strdup(str + 3);
+            addr->u.fd.data = g_new(String, 1);
+            addr->u.fd.data->str = g_strdup(str + 3);
         }
     } else {
         addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        addr->u.inet = inet_parse(str, errp);
-        if (addr->u.inet == NULL) {
+        addr->u.inet.data = inet_parse(str, errp);
+        if (addr->u.inet.data == NULL) {
             goto fail;
         }
     }
@@ -934,15 +934,15 @@
 
     switch (addr->type) {
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET:
-        fd = inet_connect_saddr(addr->u.inet, errp, callback, opaque);
+        fd = inet_connect_saddr(addr->u.inet.data, errp, callback, opaque);
         break;
 
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX:
-        fd = unix_connect_saddr(addr->u.q_unix, errp, callback, opaque);
+        fd = unix_connect_saddr(addr->u.q_unix.data, errp, callback, opaque);
         break;
 
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD:
-        fd = monitor_get_fd(cur_mon, addr->u.fd->str, errp);
+        fd = monitor_get_fd(cur_mon, addr->u.fd.data->str, errp);
         if (fd >= 0 && callback) {
             qemu_set_nonblock(fd);
             callback(fd, NULL, opaque);
@@ -961,15 +961,15 @@
 
     switch (addr->type) {
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET:
-        fd = inet_listen_saddr(addr->u.inet, 0, false, errp);
+        fd = inet_listen_saddr(addr->u.inet.data, 0, false, errp);
         break;
 
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX:
-        fd = unix_listen_saddr(addr->u.q_unix, false, errp);
+        fd = unix_listen_saddr(addr->u.q_unix.data, false, errp);
         break;
 
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_FD:
-        fd = monitor_get_fd(cur_mon, addr->u.fd->str, errp);
+        fd = monitor_get_fd(cur_mon, addr->u.fd.data->str, errp);
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -984,7 +984,8 @@
 
     switch (remote->type) {
     case SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET:
-        fd = inet_dgram_saddr(remote->u.inet, local ? local->u.inet : NULL, errp);
+        fd = inet_dgram_saddr(remote->u.inet.data,
+                              local ? local->u.inet.data : NULL, errp);
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -1018,7 +1019,7 @@
 
     addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-    inet = addr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
+    inet = addr->u.inet.data = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
     inet->host = g_strdup(host);
     inet->port = g_strdup(serv);
     if (sa->ss_family == AF_INET) {
@@ -1042,10 +1043,10 @@
 
     addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
     addr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-    addr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
+    addr->u.q_unix.data = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
     if (su->sun_path[0]) {
-        addr->u.q_unix->path = g_strndup(su->sun_path,
-                                         sizeof(su->sun_path));
+        addr->u.q_unix.data->path = g_strndup(su->sun_path,
+                                              sizeof(su->sun_path));
     }
 
     return addr;