diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1920.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1920.clarification
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Additional properties in `.well-known/matrix/client` don't have to be objects.
diff --git a/data/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/full.yaml b/data/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/full.yaml
index 8d8f4038..eaa9294a 100644
--- a/data/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/full.yaml
+++ b/data/api/client-server/definitions/wellknown/full.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ properties:
   "m.identity_server":
     $ref: "identity_server.yaml"
 additionalProperties:
-  type: object
   description: Application-dependent keys using Java package naming convention.
 required:
   - m.homeserver