diff --git a/chardev/Makefile.objs b/chardev/Makefile.objs
index 8bf131b461..be7ff800c3 100644
--- a/chardev/Makefile.objs
+++ b/chardev/Makefile.objs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 chardev-obj-y += char.o
+chardev-obj-y += char-null.o
diff --git a/chardev/char-null.c b/chardev/char-null.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc0d68ab2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chardev/char-null.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU System Emulator
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "sysemu/char.h"
+
+static void null_chr_open(Chardev *chr,
+                          ChardevBackend *backend,
+                          bool *be_opened,
+                          Error **errp)
+{
+    *be_opened = false;
+}
+
+static void char_null_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    ChardevClass *cc = CHARDEV_CLASS(oc);
+
+    cc->open = null_chr_open;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo char_null_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_CHARDEV_NULL,
+    .parent = TYPE_CHARDEV,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(Chardev),
+    .class_init = char_null_class_init,
+};
+
+static void register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&char_null_type_info);
+}
+
+type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index ee6ceb3471..2ca6c7cf67 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -560,28 +560,6 @@ static const TypeInfo char_type_info = {
     .class_init = char_class_init,
 };
 
-static void null_chr_open(Chardev *chr,
-                          ChardevBackend *backend,
-                          bool *be_opened,
-                          Error **errp)
-{
-    *be_opened = false;
-}
-
-static void char_null_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    ChardevClass *cc = CHARDEV_CLASS(oc);
-
-    cc->open = null_chr_open;
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo char_null_type_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_CHARDEV_NULL,
-    .parent = TYPE_CHARDEV,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(Chardev),
-    .class_init = char_null_class_init,
-};
-
 /* MUX driver for serial I/O splitting */
 #define MAX_MUX 4
 #define MUX_BUFFER_SIZE 32	/* Must be a power of 2.  */
@@ -5105,7 +5083,6 @@ static void register_types(void)
     type_register_static(&char_win_type_info);
     type_register_static(&char_win_stdio_type_info);
 #endif
-    type_register_static(&char_null_type_info);
     type_register_static(&char_socket_type_info);
     type_register_static(&char_udp_type_info);
     type_register_static(&char_ringbuf_type_info);