diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 939fe31..9e0d309b4 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -992,47 +992,47 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
 
         /* Map the old options to the new flat type */
         switch (opts->type) {
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_NONE:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_NONE:
             return 0; /* nothing to do */
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_NIC:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC;
-            legacy.u.nic = *opts->u.nic.data;
+            legacy.u.nic = opts->u.nic;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_USER:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_USER:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_USER;
-            legacy.u.user = *opts->u.user.data;
+            legacy.u.user = opts->u.user;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_TAP:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_TAP:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_TAP;
-            legacy.u.tap = *opts->u.tap.data;
+            legacy.u.tap = opts->u.tap;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_L2TPV3:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_L2TPV3:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_L2TPV3;
-            legacy.u.l2tpv3 = *opts->u.l2tpv3.data;
+            legacy.u.l2tpv3 = opts->u.l2tpv3;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_SOCKET:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_SOCKET:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_SOCKET;
-            legacy.u.socket = *opts->u.socket.data;
+            legacy.u.socket = opts->u.socket;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_VDE:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_VDE:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VDE;
-            legacy.u.vde = *opts->u.vde.data;
+            legacy.u.vde = opts->u.vde;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_DUMP:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_DUMP:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_DUMP;
-            legacy.u.dump = *opts->u.dump.data;
+            legacy.u.dump = opts->u.dump;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_BRIDGE:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_BRIDGE:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_BRIDGE;
-            legacy.u.bridge = *opts->u.bridge.data;
+            legacy.u.bridge = opts->u.bridge;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_NETMAP:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_NETMAP:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NETMAP;
-            legacy.u.netmap = *opts->u.netmap.data;
+            legacy.u.netmap = opts->u.netmap;
             break;
-        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_KIND_VHOST_USER:
+        case NET_LEGACY_OPTIONS_TYPE_VHOST_USER:
             legacy.type = NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_VHOST_USER;
-            legacy.u.vhost_user = *opts->u.vhost_user.data;
+            legacy.u.vhost_user = opts->u.vhost_user;
             break;
         default:
             abort();
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, bool is_netdev, Error **errp)
 
         /* Do not add to a vlan if it's a nic with a netdev= parameter. */
         if (netdev->type != NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_NIC ||
-            !opts->u.nic.data->has_netdev) {
+            !opts->u.nic.has_netdev) {
             peer = net_hub_add_port(net->has_vlan ? net->vlan : 0, NULL);
         }
     }
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index f9a9941..8ed5e2a 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -3934,6 +3934,13 @@
     'opts':  'NetLegacyOptions' } }
 
 ##
+# @NetLegacyOptionsType:
+##
+{ 'enum': 'NetLegacyOptionsType',
+  'data': ['none', 'nic', 'user', 'tap', 'l2tpv3', 'socket', 'vde',
+           'dump', 'bridge', 'netmap', 'vhost-user'] }
+
+##
 # @NetLegacyOptions:
 #
 # Like Netdev, but for use only by the legacy command line options
@@ -3941,6 +3948,8 @@
 # Since: 1.2
 ##
 { 'union': 'NetLegacyOptions',
+  'base': { 'type': 'NetLegacyOptionsType' },
+  'discriminator': 'type',
   'data': {
     'none':     'NetdevNoneOptions',
     'nic':      'NetLegacyNicOptions',
