diff --git a/hw/android/goldfish/tty.c b/hw/android/goldfish/tty.c
index 9e04c6c..27c9c70 100644
--- a/hw/android/goldfish/tty.c
+++ b/hw/android/goldfish/tty.c
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@
     s->ptr_len    = qemu_get_be32(f);
     s->ready      = qemu_get_byte(f);
     s->data_count = qemu_get_byte(f);
-    qemu_get_buffer(f, s->data, s->data_count);
 
+    if (qemu_get_buffer(f, s->data, s->data_count) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    goldfish_device_set_irq(&s->dev, 0, s->ready && s->data_count > 0);
     return 0;
 }