diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml
index e1d11cbb..1db72d9e 100644
--- a/protocol/wayland.xml
+++ b/protocol/wayland.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
          server will always announce an object before the object sends
          out events. -->
     <event name="global">
-      <arg name="name" type="uint" interface="wl_object"/>
+      <arg name="name" type="uint"/>
       <arg name="interface" type="string"/>
       <arg name="version" type="uint"/>
     </event>
diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index 4cce8083..c03597cb 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -230,19 +230,27 @@ start_element(void *data, const char *element_name, const char **atts)
 		else if (strcmp(type, "fd") == 0)
 			arg->type = FD;
 		else if (strcmp(type, "new_id") == 0) {
-			if (interface_name == NULL)
-				fail(ctx, "no interface name given");
 			arg->type = NEW_ID;
 			arg->interface_name = strdup(interface_name);
 		} else if (strcmp(type, "object") == 0) {
-			if (interface_name == NULL)
-				fail(ctx, "no interface name given");
 			arg->type = OBJECT;
 			arg->interface_name = strdup(interface_name);
 		} else {
 			fail(ctx, "unknown type");
 		}
 
+		switch (arg->type) {
+		case NEW_ID:
+		case OBJECT:
+			if (interface_name == NULL)
+				fail(ctx, "no interface name given");
+			break;
+		default:
+			if (interface_name != NULL)
+				fail(ctx, "interface no allowed");
+			break;
+		}
+
 		wl_list_insert(ctx->message->arg_list.prev, &arg->link);
 		ctx->message->arg_count++;
 	} else if (strcmp(element_name, "enum") == 0) {