diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 8a866176dbfb6fa486e2953e482aeff71ca054d8..b513e2082dcc1a8958232cd13ee901a6696b4a35 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void do_mouse_set(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 #define QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEUP     0xe406
 #define QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEDOWN   0xe407
 
+void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuConsole *s, int keysym);
 void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym);
 
 /* consoles */
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index f6ce0ef94c61429a3a981d1d19aba9fcfc18670e..75ec3afcf791ada5e2a9c462887bac74e46b511f 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1056,13 +1056,11 @@ static void kbd_send_chars(void *opaque)
 }
 
 /* called when an ascii key is pressed */
-void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
+void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuConsole *s, int keysym)
 {
-    QemuConsole *s;
     uint8_t buf[16], *q;
     int c;
 
-    s = active_console;
     if (!s || (s->console_type == GRAPHIC_CONSOLE))
         return;
 
@@ -1111,6 +1109,11 @@ void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
     }
 }
 
+void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
+{
+    kbd_put_keysym_console(active_console, keysym);
+}
+
 static void text_console_invalidate(void *opaque)
 {
     QemuConsole *s = (QemuConsole *) opaque;