1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index dd803fc244..99fcfa0442 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2344,10 +2344,12 @@ static int chardev_init_func(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_report_err(local_err);
-        return -1;
+    if (!qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, &local_err)) {
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_report_err(local_err);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        exit(0);
     }
     return 0;
 }