1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/test-char.c b/tests/test-char.c
index 06102977b6..469d25989c 100644
--- a/tests/test-char.c
+++ b/tests/test-char.c
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ static void char_socket_client_dupid_test(gconstpointer opaque)
     g_assert_nonnull(opts);
     chr1 = qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, NULL, &error_abort);
     g_assert_nonnull(chr1);
+    qemu_chr_wait_connected(chr1, &error_abort);
 
     chr2 = qemu_chr_new_from_opts(opts, NULL, &local_err);
     g_assert_null(chr2);