diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index a4d7de8..aea3d24 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -307,3 +307,13 @@
     }
 }
 #endif
+
+static void register_types(void)
+{
+    register_char_driver("spicevmc", qemu_chr_open_spice);
+#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
+    register_char_driver("spiceport", qemu_chr_open_spice_port);
+#endif
+}
+
+type_init(register_types);