diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 242b799..2b0f5f4 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_pty(QemuOpts *opts)
     CharDriverState *chr;
     PtyCharDriver *s;
     struct termios tty;
+    char *label;
     int master_fd, slave_fd, len;
 #if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
     char pty_name[PATH_MAX];
@@ -1006,7 +1007,8 @@ static CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_pty(QemuOpts *opts)
     chr->filename = g_malloc(len);
     snprintf(chr->filename, len, "pty:%s", q_ptsname(master_fd));
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "path", q_ptsname(master_fd));
-    fprintf(stderr, "char device redirected to %s\n", q_ptsname(master_fd));
+    label = g_strdup(qemu_opts_id(opts));
+    fprintf(stderr, "char device %s redirected to %s\n", label, q_ptsname(master_fd));
 
     s = g_malloc0(sizeof(PtyCharDriver));
     chr->opaque = s;