diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 8952b69a35..0e71b06c9e 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -2054,6 +2054,9 @@ int virDomainDeviceInfoIterate(virDomainDefPtr def,
             return -1;
     }
     for (i = 0; i < def->nconsoles ; i++) {
+        if ((STREQ(def->os.type, "hvm")) && i == 0 &&
+            def->consoles[i]->targetType == VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_CONSOLE_TARGET_TYPE_SERIAL)
+            continue;
         device.data.chr = def->consoles[i];
         if (cb(def, &device, &def->consoles[i]->info, opaque) < 0)
             return -1;