diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 3caeb66eb2..d7a77b6488 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ typedef enum {
 
 extern int vga_interface_type;
 #define xenfb_enabled (vga_interface_type == VGA_XENFB)
-#define qxl_enabled (vga_interface_type == VGA_QXL)
 
 extern int graphic_width;
 extern int graphic_height;
diff --git a/include/ui/qemu-spice.h b/include/ui/qemu-spice.h
index eba6d77d1d..c6c756b23d 100644
--- a/include/ui/qemu-spice.h
+++ b/include/ui/qemu-spice.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 
 extern int using_spice;
+extern int spice_displays;
 
 void qemu_spice_init(void);
 void qemu_spice_input_init(void);
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ static inline CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_spice_port(const char *name)
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 
 #define using_spice 0
+#define spice_displays 0
 static inline int qemu_spice_set_passwd(const char *passwd,
                                         bool fail_if_connected,
                                         bool disconnect_if_connected)
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index 033fd8925b..bd7a248f91 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static char *auth_passwd;
 static time_t auth_expires = TIME_MAX;
 static int spice_migration_completed;
 int using_spice = 0;
+int spice_displays;
 
 static QemuThread me;
 
@@ -836,6 +837,10 @@ int qemu_spice_add_interface(SpiceBaseInstance *sin)
         qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(vm_change_state_handler, NULL);
     }
 
+    if (strcmp(sin->sif->type, SPICE_INTERFACE_QXL) == 0) {
+        spice_displays++;
+    }
+
     return spice_server_add_interface(spice_server, sin);
 }
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 25b8f2ff38..f422a1cae4 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4387,7 +4387,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
-    if (using_spice && !qxl_enabled) {
+    if (using_spice && !spice_displays) {
         qemu_spice_display_init(ds);
     }
 #endif