1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/lm32_uart.c b/hw/lm32_uart.c
index fc70490e32..630ccb7131 100644
--- a/hw/lm32_uart.c
+++ b/hw/lm32_uart.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int lm32_uart_init(SysBusDevice *dev)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, &uart_ops, s, "uart", R_MAX * 4);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 
-    s->chr = qdev_init_chardev(&dev->qdev);
+    s->chr = qemu_char_get_next_serial();
     if (s->chr) {
         qemu_chr_add_handlers(s->chr, uart_can_rx, uart_rx, uart_event, s);
     }