diff --git a/chardev/char-fd.c b/chardev/char-fd.c
index fb51ab4..548dd4c 100644
--- a/chardev/char-fd.c
+++ b/chardev/char-fd.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static gboolean fd_chr_read(QIOChannel *chan, GIOCondition cond, void *opaque)
     ret = qio_channel_read(
         chan, (gchar *)buf, len, NULL);
     if (ret == 0) {
-        remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+        remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
         qemu_chr_be_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_CLOSED);
         return FALSE;
     }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void fd_chr_update_read_handler(Chardev *chr,
 {
     FDChardev *s = FD_CHARDEV(chr);
 
-    remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
     if (s->ioc_in) {
         chr->fd_in_tag = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc_in,
                                            fd_chr_read_poll,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void char_fd_finalize(Object *obj)
     Chardev *chr = CHARDEV(obj);
     FDChardev *s = FD_CHARDEV(obj);
 
-    remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
     if (s->ioc_in) {
         object_unref(OBJECT(s->ioc_in));
     }
diff --git a/chardev/char-io.c b/chardev/char-io.c
index 7dfc3f2..b4bb094 100644
--- a/chardev/char-io.c
+++ b/chardev/char-io.c
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ guint io_add_watch_poll(Chardev *chr,
     return tag;
 }
 
-static void io_remove_watch_poll(guint tag)
+static void io_remove_watch_poll(guint tag, GMainContext *context)
 {
     GSource *source;
     IOWatchPoll *iwp;
 
     g_return_if_fail(tag > 0);
 
-    source = g_main_context_find_source_by_id(NULL, tag);
+    source = g_main_context_find_source_by_id(context, tag);
     g_return_if_fail(source != NULL);
 
     iwp = io_watch_poll_from_source(source);
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ static void io_remove_watch_poll(guint tag)
     g_source_destroy(&iwp->parent);
 }
 
-void remove_fd_in_watch(Chardev *chr)
+void remove_fd_in_watch(Chardev *chr, GMainContext *context)
 {
     if (chr->fd_in_tag) {
-        io_remove_watch_poll(chr->fd_in_tag);
+        io_remove_watch_poll(chr->fd_in_tag, context);
         chr->fd_in_tag = 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/chardev/char-io.h b/chardev/char-io.h
index d7ae5f1..842be56 100644
--- a/chardev/char-io.h
+++ b/chardev/char-io.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ guint io_add_watch_poll(Chardev *chr,
                         gpointer user_data,
                         GMainContext *context);
 
-void remove_fd_in_watch(Chardev *chr);
+void remove_fd_in_watch(Chardev *chr, GMainContext *context);
 
 int io_channel_send(QIOChannel *ioc, const void *buf, size_t len);
 
diff --git a/chardev/char-pty.c b/chardev/char-pty.c
index ecf2c7a..a6337be 100644
--- a/chardev/char-pty.c
+++ b/chardev/char-pty.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static void pty_chr_state(Chardev *chr, int connected)
             g_source_remove(s->open_tag);
             s->open_tag = 0;
         }
-        remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+        remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
         s->connected = 0;
         /* (re-)connect poll interval for idle guests: once per second.
          * We check more frequently in case the guests sends data to
diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
index 865c527..d7e92e1 100644
--- a/chardev/char-socket.c
+++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void tcp_chr_free_connection(Chardev *chr)
     }
 
     tcp_set_msgfds(chr, NULL, 0);
-    remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
     object_unref(OBJECT(s->sioc));
     s->sioc = NULL;
     object_unref(OBJECT(s->ioc));
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static void tcp_chr_update_read_handler(Chardev *chr,
         return;
     }
 
-    remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
     if (s->ioc) {
         chr->fd_in_tag = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc,
                                            tcp_chr_read_poll,
diff --git a/chardev/char-udp.c b/chardev/char-udp.c
index 2c6c7dd..804bd22 100644
--- a/chardev/char-udp.c
+++ b/chardev/char-udp.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static gboolean udp_chr_read(QIOChannel *chan, GIOCondition cond, void *opaque)
     ret = qio_channel_read(
         s->ioc, (char *)s->buf, sizeof(s->buf), NULL);
     if (ret <= 0) {
-        remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+        remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
         return FALSE;
     }
     s->bufcnt = ret;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void udp_chr_update_read_handler(Chardev *chr,
 {
     UdpChardev *s = UDP_CHARDEV(chr);
 
-    remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
     if (s->ioc) {
         chr->fd_in_tag = io_add_watch_poll(chr, s->ioc,
                                            udp_chr_read_poll,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void char_udp_finalize(Object *obj)
     Chardev *chr = CHARDEV(obj);
     UdpChardev *s = UDP_CHARDEV(obj);
 
-    remove_fd_in_watch(chr);
+    remove_fd_in_watch(chr, NULL);
     if (s->ioc) {
         object_unref(OBJECT(s->ioc));
     }
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index abd525f..8af3634 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ void qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(CharBackend *b,
     cc = CHARDEV_GET_CLASS(s);
     if (!opaque && !fd_can_read && !fd_read && !fd_event) {
         fe_open = 0;
-        remove_fd_in_watch(s);
+        remove_fd_in_watch(s, context);
     } else {
         fe_open = 1;
     }
