1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
index 844542fd5a..e3bc52f7df 100644
--- a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c
@@ -295,9 +295,12 @@ static gboolean cadence_uart_xmit(GIOChannel *chan, GIOCondition cond,
     }
 
     if (s->tx_count) {
-        int r = qemu_chr_fe_add_watch(s->chr, G_IO_OUT|G_IO_HUP,
-                                      cadence_uart_xmit, s);
-        assert(r);
+        guint r = qemu_chr_fe_add_watch(s->chr, G_IO_OUT|G_IO_HUP,
+                                        cadence_uart_xmit, s);
+        if (!r) {
+            s->tx_count = 0;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
     }
 
     uart_update_status(s);