diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index dbe7784589..98a5162cbe 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -23700,26 +23700,13 @@ virDomainNetGetActualTrustGuestRxFilters(virDomainNetDefPtr iface)
  * type, or NULL if this is an unsuitable type, or the index is out of
  * bounds. If force0 is TRUE, i == 0, and there is no listen array,
  * allocate one with a single item. */
-static virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr
-virDomainGraphicsGetListen(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i, bool force0)
+virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr
+virDomainGraphicsGetListen(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
 {
-    if (def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_VNC ||
-        def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_RDP ||
-        def->type == VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_SPICE) {
+    if (!def->listens || (def->nListens <= i))
+        return NULL;
 
-        if (!def->listens && (i == 0) && force0) {
-            if (VIR_ALLOC(def->listens) >= 0)
-                def->nListens = 1;
-        }
-
-        if (!def->listens || (def->nListens <= i))
-            return NULL;
-
-        return &def->listens[i];
-    }
-
-    /* it's a type that has no listens array */
-    return NULL;
+    return &def->listens[i];
 }
 
 
@@ -23740,7 +23727,7 @@ int
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetType(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
 {
     virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr listenInfo
-        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i, false);
+        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i);
 
     if (!listenInfo)
         return VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_LISTEN_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -23752,7 +23739,7 @@ const char *
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
 {
     virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr listenInfo
-        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i, false);
+        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i);
 
     /* even a network can have a listen address */
     if (!listenInfo ||
@@ -23790,7 +23777,7 @@ const char *
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetNetwork(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
 {
     virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr listenInfo
-        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i, false);
+        = virDomainGraphicsGetListen(def, i);
 
     if (!listenInfo ||
         (listenInfo->type != VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_LISTEN_TYPE_NETWORK))
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index e4c38c271b..bbef0ed894 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2812,6 +2812,8 @@ virDomainHostdevRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i);
 int virDomainHostdevFind(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainHostdevDefPtr match,
                          virDomainHostdevDefPtr *found);
 
+virDomainGraphicsListenDefPtr
+virDomainGraphicsGetListen(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i);
 int virDomainGraphicsListenGetType(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def, size_t i)
             ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 const char *virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress(virDomainGraphicsDefPtr def,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index dce43667b4..f81c5d4e2e 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ virDomainGetFilesystemForTarget;
 virDomainGraphicsAuthConnectedTypeFromString;
 virDomainGraphicsAuthConnectedTypeToString;
 virDomainGraphicsDefFree;
+virDomainGraphicsGetListen;
 virDomainGraphicsListenAppendAddress;
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetAddress;
 virDomainGraphicsListenGetNetwork;