diff --git a/chardev/char-fd.c b/chardev/char-fd.c
index 6a62a545f2513e6808d97e3a1b6ab249c0a2c5aa..09fbb078af190542a6ccc84456db5f20e7e603e0 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 e5d20a0e6a8454263630f8e9f41268fbf931f90f..d239c04bc3d783259ebb36f897e99bd8f01a35ae 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 1ae730a4cb42f48cd486e85ce18ab1da4a722477..ee71cbed5bb2ecb2ba8cfc0be88cbfdc79205c8a 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 4ee11d3ebf15219d2627dd0fda21ea362f7dec5b..106dee1a29cb55a8a4831b1a60313411282e21cb 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);
     }
 }