1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/mcf_uart.c b/hw/mcf_uart.c
index aacf0f05ed..e5de801671 100644
--- a/hw/mcf_uart.c
+++ b/hw/mcf_uart.c
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void *mcf_uart_init(qemu_irq irq, CharDriverState *chr)
     s->chr = chr;
     s->irq = irq;
     if (chr) {
+        qemu_chr_fe_claim_no_fail(chr);
         qemu_chr_add_handlers(chr, mcf_uart_can_receive, mcf_uart_receive,
                               mcf_uart_event, s);
     }