diff --git a/ui/console-vc.c b/ui/console-vc.c
index 9c13cc2981..f22c8e23c2 100644
--- a/ui/console-vc.c
+++ b/ui/console-vc.c
@@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ static void vc_chr_open(Chardev *chr,
     trace_console_txt_new(width, height);
     if (width == 0 || height == 0) {
         s = QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE(object_new(TYPE_QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE));
-        width = qemu_console_get_width(NULL, 80 * FONT_WIDTH);
-        height = qemu_console_get_height(NULL, 24 * FONT_HEIGHT);
+        width = 80 * FONT_WIDTH;
+        height = 24 * FONT_HEIGHT;
     } else {
         s = QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE(object_new(TYPE_QEMU_FIXED_TEXT_CONSOLE));
     }