2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index b30853f6ef..28bba6de99 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1788,6 +1788,10 @@ static CharDriverState *text_console_init(ChardevVC *vc)
     s->chr = chr;
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_set_echo = text_console_set_echo;
+    /* console/chardev init sometimes completes elsewhere in a 2nd
+     * stage, so defer OPENED events until they are fully initialized
+     */
+    chr->explicit_be_open = true;
 
     if (display_state) {
         text_console_do_init(chr, display_state);
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index efd7836b29..63f6081913 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ static CharDriverState *gd_vc_handler(ChardevVC *unused)
 
     chr = g_malloc0(sizeof(*chr));
     chr->chr_write = gd_vc_chr_write;
+    /* defer OPENED events until our vc is fully initialized */
+    chr->explicit_be_open = true;
 
     vcs[nb_vcs++] = chr;