diff --git a/chardev/meson.build b/chardev/meson.build
index dd2699a11b..859d8b04d4 100644
--- a/chardev/meson.build
+++ b/chardev/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ chardev_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_WIN32', if_true: files(
 chardev_ss = chardev_ss.apply(config_host, strict: false)
 
 softmmu_ss.add(files('chardev-sysemu.c', 'msmouse.c', 'wctablet.c', 'testdev.c'))
-softmmu_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_SPICE', spice], if_true: files('spice.c'))
 
 chardev_modules = {}
 
@@ -36,4 +35,10 @@ if config_host.has_key('CONFIG_BRLAPI')
   chardev_modules += { 'baum': module_ss }
 endif
 
+if config_host.has_key('CONFIG_SPICE')
+  module_ss = ss.source_set()
+  module_ss.add(when: [spice], if_true: files('spice.c'))
+  chardev_modules += { 'spice': module_ss }
+endif
+
 modules += { 'chardev': chardev_modules }
diff --git a/util/module.c b/util/module.c
index 4349607ad1..f0ed05fbd0 100644
--- a/util/module.c
+++ b/util/module.c
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ static struct {
     { "virtio-gpu-device",     "hw-", "display-virtio-gpu"    },
     { "vhost-user-gpu",        "hw-", "display-virtio-gpu"    },
     { "chardev-braille",       "chardev-", "baum"             },
+    { "chardev-spicevmc",      "chardev-", "spice"            },
+    { "chardev-spiceport",     "chardev-", "spice"            },
 };
 
 static bool module_loaded_qom_all;