diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index e9564f2baa..f16e0f8dee 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -1784,7 +1784,9 @@ static void gd_vc_chr_accept_input(Chardev *chr)
     VCChardev *vcd = VC_CHARDEV(chr);
     VirtualConsole *vc = vcd->console;
 
-    gd_vc_send_chars(vc);
+    if (vc) {
+        gd_vc_send_chars(vc);
+    }
 }
 
 static void gd_vc_chr_set_echo(Chardev *chr, bool echo)