1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/usb-serial.c b/hw/usb-serial.c
index 5b2483ab44..c19580f305 100644
--- a/hw/usb-serial.c
+++ b/hw/usb-serial.c
@@ -545,6 +545,11 @@ static int usb_serial_initfn(USBDevice *dev)
     USBSerialState *s = DO_UPCAST(USBSerialState, dev, dev);
     s->dev.speed = USB_SPEED_FULL;
 
+    if (!s->cs) {
+        error_report("Property chardev is required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     qemu_chr_add_handlers(s->cs, usb_serial_can_read, usb_serial_read,
                           usb_serial_event, s);
     usb_serial_handle_reset(dev);