diff --git a/src/conf/virconsole.c b/src/conf/virconsole.c
index 443d80d44a..e665149470 100644
--- a/src/conf/virconsole.c
+++ b/src/conf/virconsole.c
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ static void virConsoleHashEntryFree(void *data,
     const char *pty = name;
     virStreamPtr st = data;
 
+    /* remove callback from stream */
+    virFDStreamSetInternalCloseCb(st, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
     /* free stream reference */
     virStreamFree(st);