diff --git a/chardev/char-fd.c b/chardev/char-fd.c
index 6a62a545f2..09fbb078af 100644
--- a/chardev/char-fd.c
+++ b/chardev/char-fd.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void fd_chr_update_read_handler(Chardev *chr,
         chr->gsource = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc_in,
                                            fd_chr_read_poll,
                                            fd_chr_read, chr,
-                                           context);
+                                           chr->gcontext);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/chardev/char-pty.c b/chardev/char-pty.c
index e5d20a0e6a..d239c04bc3 100644
--- a/chardev/char-pty.c
+++ b/chardev/char-pty.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void pty_chr_state(Chardev *chr, int connected)
             chr->gsource = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc,
                                                pty_chr_read_poll,
                                                pty_chr_read,
-                                               chr, NULL);
+                                               chr, chr->gcontext);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
index 1ae730a4cb..ee71cbed5b 100644
--- a/chardev/char-socket.c
+++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static void tcp_chr_connect(void *opaque)
         chr->gsource = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc,
                                            tcp_chr_read_poll,
                                            tcp_chr_read,
-                                           chr, NULL);
+                                           chr, chr->gcontext);
     }
     qemu_chr_be_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_OPENED);
 }
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static void tcp_chr_update_read_handler(Chardev *chr,
         chr->gsource = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc,
                                            tcp_chr_read_poll,
                                            tcp_chr_read, chr,
-                                           context);
+                                           chr->gcontext);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/chardev/char-udp.c b/chardev/char-udp.c
index 4ee11d3ebf..106dee1a29 100644
--- a/chardev/char-udp.c
+++ b/chardev/char-udp.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void udp_chr_update_read_handler(Chardev *chr,
         chr->gsource = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc,
                                            udp_chr_read_poll,
                                            udp_chr_read, chr,
-                                           context);
+                                           chr->gcontext);
     }
 }