diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index d67508fb..33d56e07 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn strip_serde_attrs(field: &Field) -> Field {
 
         let meta_list = match meta {
             Meta::List(meta_list) => meta_list,
-            _ => panic!("expected Meta::List"),
+            _ => return true,
         };
 
         if meta_list.ident.as_ref() != "serde" {
diff --git a/src/api/request.rs b/src/api/request.rs
index 3f90b093..39ce8804 100644
--- a/src/api/request.rs
+++ b/src/api/request.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl From<Vec<Field>> for Request {
 
                 let meta_list = match meta {
                     Meta::List(meta_list) => meta_list,
-                    _ => panic!("expected Meta::List"),
+                    _ => return true,
                 };
 
                 if meta_list.ident.as_ref() != "ruma_api" {
diff --git a/src/api/response.rs b/src/api/response.rs
index 12ac6c72..9bd8bb9e 100644
--- a/src/api/response.rs
+++ b/src/api/response.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl From<Vec<Field>> for Response {
 
                 let meta_list = match meta {
                     Meta::List(meta_list) => meta_list,
-                    _ => panic!("expected Meta::List"),
+                    _ => return true,
                 };
 
                 if meta_list.ident.as_ref() != "ruma_api" {