diff --git a/hw/virtio-console.c b/hw/virtio-console.c
index caea11f3a8..d7fe68b298 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-console.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-console.c
@@ -58,22 +58,26 @@ static void chr_event(void *opaque, int event)
     }
 }
 
+static int generic_port_init(VirtConsole *vcon, VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
+{
+    vcon->port.info = dev->info;
+
+    if (vcon->chr) {
+        qemu_chr_add_handlers(vcon->chr, chr_can_read, chr_read, chr_event,
+                              vcon);
+        vcon->port.info->have_data = flush_buf;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /* Virtio Console Ports */
 static int virtconsole_initfn(VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
 {
     VirtIOSerialPort *port = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOSerialPort, dev, &dev->qdev);
     VirtConsole *vcon = DO_UPCAST(VirtConsole, port, port);
 
-    port->info = dev->info;
-
     port->is_console = true;
-
-    if (vcon->chr) {
-        qemu_chr_add_handlers(vcon->chr, chr_can_read, chr_read, chr_event,
-                              vcon);
-        port->info->have_data = flush_buf;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    return generic_port_init(vcon, dev);
 }
 
 static int virtconsole_exitfn(VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
@@ -115,14 +119,7 @@ static int virtserialport_initfn(VirtIOSerialDevice *dev)
     VirtIOSerialPort *port = DO_UPCAST(VirtIOSerialPort, dev, &dev->qdev);
     VirtConsole *vcon = DO_UPCAST(VirtConsole, port, port);
 
-    port->info = dev->info;
-
-    if (vcon->chr) {
-        qemu_chr_add_handlers(vcon->chr, chr_can_read, chr_read, chr_event,
-                              vcon);
-        port->info->have_data = flush_buf;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    return generic_port_init(vcon, dev);
 }
 
 static VirtIOSerialPortInfo virtserialport_info = {