1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/backends/msmouse.c b/backends/msmouse.c
index 0126fa0b13..476dab5634 100644
--- a/backends/msmouse.c
+++ b/backends/msmouse.c
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@ static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_msmouse(const char *id,
                                               ChardevReturn *ret,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
+    ChardevCommon *common = qapi_ChardevDummy_base(backend->u.msmouse);
     CharDriverState *chr;
 
-    chr = qemu_chr_alloc();
+    chr = qemu_chr_alloc(common, errp);
+    if (!chr) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
     chr->chr_write = msmouse_chr_write;
     chr->chr_close = msmouse_chr_close;
     chr->explicit_be_open = true;