diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 06f3e1814d..3875bf3e75 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -895,7 +895,11 @@ lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
     size_t i;
 
     virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE |
-                  VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG, -1);
+                  VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG |
+                  VIR_TYPED_PARAM_STRING_OKAY, -1);
+
+    /* We don't return strings, and thus trivially support this flag.  */
+    flags &= ~VIR_TYPED_PARAM_STRING_OKAY;
 
     if (!(vm = lxcDomObjFromDomain(dom)))
         goto cleanup;
@@ -1993,7 +1997,11 @@ lxcDomainGetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     virLXCDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
 
     virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE |
-                  VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG, -1);
+                  VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG |
+                  VIR_TYPED_PARAM_STRING_OKAY, -1);
+
+    /* We don't return strings, and thus trivially support this flag.  */
+    flags &= ~VIR_TYPED_PARAM_STRING_OKAY;
 
     if (!(vm = lxcDomObjFromDomain(dom)))
         goto cleanup;