} else {
uci_fill_ptr(ctx, &ptr, &pctx->package->e);
e = uci_lookup_list(&pctx->package->sections, name);
- if (e)
+ if (e) {
ptr.s = uci_to_section(e);
+
+ if ((ctx->flags & UCI_FLAG_STRICT) && strcmp(ptr.s->type, type))
+ uci_parse_error(ctx, "section of different type overwrites prior section with same name");
+ }
+
ptr.section = name;
ptr.value = type;