diff --git a/console.c b/console.c
index 82ddbe4d91..2aeb5b33c5 100644
--- a/console.c
+++ b/console.c
@@ -1384,6 +1384,14 @@ static void text_console_do_init(CharDriverState *chr, DisplayState *ds, QemuOpt
     s->t_attrib = s->t_attrib_default;
     text_console_resize(s);
 
+    if (chr->label) {
+        char msg[128];
+        int len;
+
+        len = snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s console\r\n", chr->label);
+        console_puts(chr, (uint8_t*)msg, len);
+    }
+
     qemu_chr_generic_open(chr);
     if (chr->init)
         chr->init(chr);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 172828afad..333780f380 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -5866,30 +5866,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         }
     }
 
-    for(i = 0; i < MAX_SERIAL_PORTS; i++) {
-        const char *devname = serial_devices[i];
-        if (devname && strcmp(devname, "none")) {
-            if (strstart(devname, "vc", 0))
-                qemu_chr_printf(serial_hds[i], "serial%d console\r\n", i);
-        }
-    }
-
-    for(i = 0; i < MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS; i++) {
-        const char *devname = parallel_devices[i];
-        if (devname && strcmp(devname, "none")) {
-            if (strstart(devname, "vc", 0))
-                qemu_chr_printf(parallel_hds[i], "parallel%d console\r\n", i);
-        }
-    }
-
-    for(i = 0; i < MAX_VIRTIO_CONSOLES; i++) {
-        const char *devname = virtio_consoles[i];
-        if (virtcon_hds[i] && devname) {
-            if (strstart(devname, "vc", 0))
-                qemu_chr_printf(virtcon_hds[i], "virtio console%d\r\n", i);
-        }
-    }
-
     if (gdbstub_dev && gdbserver_start(gdbstub_dev) < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: could not open gdbserver on device '%s'\n",
                 gdbstub_dev);