diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index a030e6b01e..a538217b00 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3493,7 +3493,7 @@ static CharDriverState *qmp_chardev_open_file(ChardevFile *file, Error **errp)
 {
     HANDLE out;
 
-    if (file->in) {
+    if (file->has_in) {
         error_setg(errp, "input file not supported");
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -3544,7 +3544,7 @@ static CharDriverState *qmp_chardev_open_file(ChardevFile *file, Error **errp)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (file->in) {
+    if (file->has_in) {
         flags = O_RDONLY;
         in = qmp_chardev_open_file_source(file->in, flags, errp);
         if (error_is_set(errp)) {