diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index c92507b..7a852b7 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@
 
     qemu_set_fd_handler2(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     close(s->fd);
+    qemu_del_timer(s->timer);
+    qemu_free_timer(s->timer);
     qemu_free(s);
 }
 
@@ -1758,6 +1760,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void udp_chr_close(CharDriverState *chr)
+{
+    NetCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
+    if (s->fd >= 0) {
+        qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        closesocket(s->fd);
+    }
+    qemu_free(s);
+}
+
 static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_udp(const char *def)
 {
     CharDriverState *chr = NULL;
@@ -1791,6 +1803,7 @@
     chr->opaque = s;
     chr->chr_write = udp_chr_write;
     chr->chr_update_read_handler = udp_chr_update_read_handler;
+    chr->chr_close = udp_chr_close;
     return chr;
 
 return_err:
@@ -1993,10 +2006,14 @@
 static void tcp_chr_close(CharDriverState *chr)
 {
     TCPCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
-    if (s->fd >= 0)
+    if (s->fd >= 0) {
+        qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
         closesocket(s->fd);
-    if (s->listen_fd >= 0)
+    }
+    if (s->listen_fd >= 0) {
+        qemu_set_fd_handler(s->listen_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
         closesocket(s->listen_fd);
+    }
     qemu_free(s);
 }