diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index c71ffa7963..22e5bae388 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -804,8 +804,9 @@ static Chardev *qemu_chr_new_from_name(const char *label, const char *filename,
     }
 
     if (qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "mux", 0)) {
+        const char *chardev_id = qemu_opts_id(opts);
         assert(permit_mux_mon);
-        monitor_new_hmp(NULL, chr, true, &err);
+        monitor_new_hmp(NULL, chardev_id, true, &err);
         if (err) {
             error_report_err(err);
             object_unparent(OBJECT(chr));
diff --git a/gdbstub/system.c b/gdbstub/system.c
index e51d32fa65..c77d067ab4 100644
--- a/gdbstub/system.c
+++ b/gdbstub/system.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ bool gdbserver_start(const char *device, Error **errp)
         /* Initialize a monitor terminal for gdb */
         mon_chr = qemu_chardev_new(NULL, TYPE_CHARDEV_GDB,
                                    NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
-        monitor_new_hmp(NULL, mon_chr, false, &error_abort);
+        monitor_new_hmp(NULL, mon_chr->label, false, &error_abort);
     } else {
         qemu_chr_fe_deinit(&gdbserver_system_state.chr, true);
         mon_chr = gdbserver_system_state.mon_chr;
diff --git a/include/monitor/monitor.h b/include/monitor/monitor.h
index 83723f705a..bfbeedec9b 100644
--- a/include/monitor/monitor.h
+++ b/include/monitor/monitor.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ bool monitor_cur_is_qmp(void);
 void monitor_init_globals(void);
 void monitor_init_globals_core(void);
 char *monitor_compat_id(void);
-void monitor_new_qmp(const char *id, Chardev *chr,
+void monitor_new_qmp(const char *id, const char *chardev_id,
                      bool pretty, Error **errp);
-void monitor_new_hmp(const char *id, Chardev *chr,
+void monitor_new_hmp(const char *id, const char *chardev_id,
                      bool use_readline, Error **errp);
 int monitor_new(MonitorOptions *opts, bool allow_hmp, Error **errp);
 int monitor_new_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
diff --git a/monitor/hmp.c b/monitor/hmp.c
index da11e56854..1704166326 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "qemu/base-arch-defs.h"
 #include "qemu/target-info.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
 #include "system/block-backend.h"
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -1538,16 +1539,25 @@ static void monitor_readline_flush(void *opaque)
     monitor_flush(&mon->parent_obj);
 }
 
-void monitor_new_hmp(const char *id, Chardev *chr,
+void monitor_new_hmp(const char *id, const char *chardev_id,
                      bool use_readline, Error **errp)
 {
     MonitorHMP *mon;
     g_autofree char *autoid = id ? NULL : monitor_compat_id();
-    Object *obj = object_new_with_props(TYPE_MONITOR_HMP,
-                                        object_get_objects_root(),
-                                        id ? id : autoid,
-                                        errp,
-                                        NULL);
+    Chardev *chr;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    chr = qemu_chr_find(chardev_id);
+    if (chr == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "chardev \"%s\" not found", chardev_id);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    obj = object_new_with_props(TYPE_MONITOR_HMP,
+                                object_get_objects_root(),
+                                id ? id : autoid,
+                                errp,
+                                NULL);
     if (!obj) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/monitor/monitor.c b/monitor/monitor.c
index 18a1d8ddde..cb0299a2f7 100644
--- a/monitor/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor/monitor.c
@@ -741,13 +741,6 @@ char *monitor_compat_id(void)
 int monitor_new(MonitorOptions *opts, bool allow_hmp, Error **errp)
 {
     ERRP_GUARD();
-    Chardev *chr;
-
-    chr = qemu_chr_find(opts->chardev);
-    if (chr == NULL) {
-        error_setg(errp, "chardev \"%s\" not found", opts->chardev);
-        return -1;
-    }
 
     if (!opts->has_mode) {
         opts->mode = allow_hmp ? MONITOR_MODE_READLINE : MONITOR_MODE_CONTROL;
@@ -755,7 +748,7 @@ int monitor_new(MonitorOptions *opts, bool allow_hmp, Error **errp)
 
     switch (opts->mode) {
     case MONITOR_MODE_CONTROL:
-        monitor_new_qmp(opts->id, chr, opts->pretty, errp);
+        monitor_new_qmp(opts->id, opts->chardev, opts->pretty, errp);
         break;
     case MONITOR_MODE_READLINE:
         if (!allow_hmp) {
@@ -766,7 +759,7 @@ int monitor_new(MonitorOptions *opts, bool allow_hmp, Error **errp)
             error_setg(errp, "'pretty' is not compatible with HMP monitors");
             return -1;
         }
-        monitor_new_hmp(opts->id, chr, true, errp);
+        monitor_new_hmp(opts->id, opts->chardev, true, errp);
         break;
     default:
         g_assert_not_reached();
diff --git a/monitor/qmp.c b/monitor/qmp.c
index 1ef09352fc..e2f841212b 100644
--- a/monitor/qmp.c
+++ b/monitor/qmp.c
@@ -527,16 +527,25 @@ static void monitor_qmp_setup_handlers_bh(void *opaque)
     monitor_list_append(&mon->parent_obj);
 }
 
-void monitor_new_qmp(const char *id, Chardev *chr,
+void monitor_new_qmp(const char *id, const char *chardev_id,
                      bool pretty, Error **errp)
 {
     MonitorQMP *mon;
     g_autofree char *autoid = id ? NULL : monitor_compat_id();
-    Object *obj = object_new_with_props(TYPE_MONITOR_QMP,
-                                        object_get_objects_root(),
-                                        id ? id : autoid,
-                                        errp,
-                                        NULL);
+    Chardev *chr;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    chr = qemu_chr_find(chardev_id);
+    if (chr == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "chardev \"%s\" not found", chardev_id);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    obj = object_new_with_props(TYPE_MONITOR_QMP,
+                                object_get_objects_root(),
+                                id ? id : autoid,
+                                errp,
+                                NULL);
     if (!obj) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/stubs/monitor-internal.c b/stubs/monitor-internal.c
index 20367b7e9a..f94b5e5c21 100644
--- a/stubs/monitor-internal.c
+++ b/stubs/monitor-internal.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ int monitor_get_fd(Monitor *mon, const char *name, Error **errp)
     return -1;
 }
 
-void monitor_new_hmp(const char *id, Chardev *chr,
+void monitor_new_hmp(const char *id, const char *chardev_id,
                      bool use_readline, Error **errp)
 {
 }