1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index ab14ca447d..b4fb8f3856 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static void serial_reset(void *opaque)
 
 void serial_realize_core(SerialState *s, Error **errp)
 {
-    if (!qemu_chr_fe_get_driver(&s->chr)) {
+    if (!qemu_chr_fe_backend_connected(&s->chr)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Can't create serial device, empty char device");
         return;
     }