1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 4c04bbc24e..f918f90972 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -2493,7 +2493,13 @@ static gboolean tcp_chr_read(GIOChannel *chan, GIOCondition cond, void *opaque)
 #ifndef _WIN32
 CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_eventfd(int eventfd)
 {
-    return qemu_chr_open_fd(eventfd, eventfd);
+    CharDriverState *chr = qemu_chr_open_fd(eventfd, eventfd);
+
+    if (chr) {
+        chr->avail_connections = 1;
+    }
+
+    return chr;
 }
 #endif