diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 9bcdf737cc..2e9f92e355 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3690,12 +3690,6 @@ static void register_types(void)
     register_char_driver("parallel", qemu_chr_open_pp);
     register_char_driver("parport", qemu_chr_open_pp);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
-    register_char_driver("spicevmc", qemu_chr_open_spice);
-#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
-    register_char_driver("spiceport", qemu_chr_open_spice_port);
-#endif
-#endif
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index a4d7de8c4f..aea3d24e7d 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -307,3 +307,13 @@ void qemu_spice_register_ports(void)
     }
 }
 #endif
+
+static void register_types(void)
+{
+    register_char_driver("spicevmc", qemu_chr_open_spice);
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+    register_char_driver("spiceport", qemu_chr_open_spice_port);
+#endif
+}
+
+type_init(register_types);