diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 4ba415c8f4..ae0a567c0d 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -599,7 +599,10 @@ static void do_singlestep(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 }
 
-static void do_stop(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+/**
+ * do_stop(): Stop VM execution
+ */
+static void do_stop(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
 {
     vm_stop(EXCP_INTERRUPT);
 }
diff --git a/qemu-monitor.hx b/qemu-monitor.hx
index 51c76736b7..8fcba2452e 100644
--- a/qemu-monitor.hx
+++ b/qemu-monitor.hx
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ ETEXI
         .args_type  = "",
         .params     = "",
         .help       = "stop emulation",
-        .mhandler.cmd = do_stop,
+        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_stop,
     },
 
 STEXI