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diff --git a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
index a9d2c8186bc..d7669365ce8 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/vapi/vapi_json_parser.py
@@ -177,12 +177,15 @@ class Message(object):
p = field_class(field_name=field[1],
field_type=field_type)
elif l == 3:
- if field[2] == 0:
+ if field[2] == 0 and field[0] != 'string':
raise ParseError(
"While parsing message `%s': variable length "
"array `%s' doesn't have reference to member "
"containing the actual length" % (
name, field[1]))
+ if field[0] == 'string' and field[2] > 0:
+ field_type = json_parser.lookup_type_like_id('u8')
+
p = field_class(
field_name=field[1],
field_type=field_type,