diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
index 3670c8cd39..bfb59d4c0b 100644
--- a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
+++ b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ class QEMUMachine:
                 )
             else:
                 moncdev = f"socket,id=mon,path={self._monitor_address}"
-            args.extend(['-chardev', moncdev, '-mon',
-                         'chardev=mon,mode=control'])
+            args.extend(['-chardev', moncdev, '-object',
+                         'monitor-qmp,id=qmp,chardev=mon'])
         return args
 
     def _console_args(self, interactive: bool = False) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index 4e22c66b75..c33c799c92 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ gchar *qtest_qemu_args(const char *extra_args)
                       "-qtest unix:%s "
                       "-qtest-log %s "
                       "-chardev socket,path=%s,id=char0 "
-                      "-mon chardev=char0,mode=control "
+                      "-object monitor-qmp,id=qmp0,chardev=char0 "
                       "-display none "
                       "-audio none "
                       "%s "