diff --git a/serde_codegen/src/de.rs b/serde_codegen/src/de.rs
index be3ff6edd..92aef10b5 100644
--- a/serde_codegen/src/de.rs
+++ b/serde_codegen/src/de.rs
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ fn deserialize_seq(
                     let $name = match $visit {
                         Some(value) => { value },
                         None => {
+                            try!(visitor.end());
                             return Err(_serde::de::Error::invalid_length($index_in_seq));
                         }
                     };