1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index c6382a93f5..331ad5c087 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -772,6 +772,10 @@ static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_stdio(QemuOpts *opts)
     if (stdio_nb_clients >= STDIO_MAX_CLIENTS) {
         return NULL;
     }
+    if (is_daemonized()) {
+        error_report("cannot use stdio with -daemonize");
+        return NULL;
+    }
     if (stdio_nb_clients == 0) {
         old_fd0_flags = fcntl(0, F_GETFL);
         tcgetattr (0, &oldtty);