diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 40712f7..1c6f28f 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
     len = qstring_get_length(mon->outbuf);
 
     if (len && !mon->mux_out) {
-        rc = qemu_chr_fe_write(mon->chr.chr, (const uint8_t *) buf, len);
+        rc = qemu_chr_fe_write(&mon->chr, (const uint8_t *) buf, len);
         if ((rc < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) || (rc == len)) {
             /* all flushed or error */
             QDECREF(mon->outbuf);
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
         }
         if (mon->out_watch == 0) {
             mon->out_watch =
-                qemu_chr_fe_add_watch(mon->chr.chr, G_IO_OUT | G_IO_HUP,
+                qemu_chr_fe_add_watch(&mon->chr, G_IO_OUT | G_IO_HUP,
                                       monitor_unblocked, mon);
         }
     }
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 static void monitor_data_destroy(Monitor *mon)
 {
     if (mon->chr.chr) {
-        qemu_chr_add_handlers(mon->chr.chr, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&mon->chr, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     }
     if (monitor_is_qmp(mon)) {
         json_message_parser_destroy(&mon->qmp.parser);
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@
     mon_fd_t *monfd;
     int fd;
 
-    fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(cur_mon->chr.chr);
+    fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(&cur_mon->chr);
     if (fd == -1) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED);
         return;
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@
     Monitor *mon = cur_mon;
     AddfdInfo *fdinfo;
 
-    fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(mon->chr.chr);
+    fd = qemu_chr_fe_get_msgfd(&mon->chr);
     if (fd == -1) {
         error_setg(errp, QERR_FD_NOT_SUPPLIED);
         goto error;
@@ -3989,13 +3989,13 @@
     }
 
     if (monitor_is_qmp(mon)) {
-        qemu_chr_add_handlers(chr, monitor_can_read, monitor_qmp_read,
-                              monitor_qmp_event, mon);
-        qemu_chr_fe_set_echo(chr, true);
+        qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&mon->chr, monitor_can_read, monitor_qmp_read,
+                                 monitor_qmp_event, mon, NULL);
+        qemu_chr_fe_set_echo(&mon->chr, true);
         json_message_parser_init(&mon->qmp.parser, handle_qmp_command);
     } else {
-        qemu_chr_add_handlers(chr, monitor_can_read, monitor_read,
-                              monitor_event, mon);
+        qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&mon->chr, monitor_can_read, monitor_read,
+                                 monitor_event, mon, NULL);
     }
 
     qemu_mutex_lock(&monitor_lock);