diff --git a/src/util-object.h b/src/util-object.h
index 8c0b615..336368a 100644
--- a/src/util-object.h
+++ b/src/util-object.h
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ struct __useless_struct_to_allow_trailing_semicolon__
 void type_##_init_object(struct type_ *t, struct object *parent) { \
 	assert((intptr_t)t == (intptr_t)&t->object && "field 'object' must be first one in the struct"); \
 	object_init(&t->object, parent, (object_destroy_func_t)type_##_destroy); \
-}
+} \
+struct __useless_struct_to_allow_trailing_semicolon__
 
 /**
  * For a type for "foo", generate
@@ -145,7 +146,9 @@ struct type_ * type_##_create(struct object *parent) { \
 	assert(t != NULL); \
 	object_init(&t->object, parent, (object_destroy_func_t)type_##_destroy); \
 	return t; \
-}
+} \
+struct __useless_struct_to_allow_trailing_semicolon__
+
 
 /**
  * For a type "foo" with parent type "bar", generate
@@ -154,7 +157,9 @@ struct type_ * type_##_create(struct object *parent) { \
 #define OBJECT_IMPLEMENT_PARENT(type_, parent_type_) \
 struct parent_type_ * type_##_parent(struct type_ *o) { \
 	return container_of(o->object.parent, struct parent_type_, object); \
-}
+} \
+struct __useless_struct_to_allow_trailing_semicolon__
+
 
 /**
  * Generate a simple getter function for the given type, field and return
@@ -163,7 +168,9 @@ struct parent_type_ * type_##_parent(struct type_ *o) { \
 #define OBJECT_IMPLEMENT_GETTER(type_, field_, rtype_) \
 rtype_ type_##_get_##field_(struct type_ *obj) { \
 	return obj->field_; \
-}
+} \
+struct __useless_struct_to_allow_trailing_semicolon__
+
 
 /**
  * Generate a simple setter function for the given type, field and return
@@ -172,4 +179,5 @@ rtype_ type_##_get_##field_(struct type_ *obj) { \
 #define OBJECT_IMPLEMENT_SETTER(type_, field_, rtype_) \
 void type_##_set_##field_(struct type_ *obj, rtype_ val_) { \
 	obj->field_ = (val_); \
-}
+} \
+struct __useless_struct_to_allow_trailing_semicolon__