diff --git a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
index c0044b3..9c3a913 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -240,12 +240,11 @@ void virtio_serial_throttle_port(VirtIOSerialPort *port, bool throttle)
         return;
     }
 
+    port->throttled = throttle;
     if (throttle) {
-        port->throttled = true;
         return;
     }
 
-    port->throttled = false;
     flush_queued_data(port, false);
 }
 
@@ -595,6 +594,8 @@ static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent)
                    indent, "", port->guest_connected);
     monitor_printf(mon, "%*s dev-prop-int: host_connected: %d\n",
                    indent, "", port->host_connected);
+    monitor_printf(mon, "%*s dev-prop-int: throttled: %d\n",
+                   indent, "", port->throttled);
 }
 
 /* This function is only used if a port id is not provided by the user */