diff --git a/scripts/qapi/events.py b/scripts/qapi/events.py
index 28bbc3745d..2067660be4 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/events.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/events.py
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ def visit_event(self, name, info, ifcond, arg_type, boxed):
             self._genc.add(gen_event_send(name, arg_type, boxed,
                                           self._event_enum_name,
                                           self._event_emit_name))
-        self._event_enum_members.append(QAPISchemaMember(name, ifcond))
+        # Note: we generate the enum member regardless of @ifcond, to
+        # keep the enumeration usable in target-independent code.
+        self._event_enum_members.append(QAPISchemaMember(name))
 
 
 def gen_events(schema, output_dir, prefix):