diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index eee4b80758..109ff5c448 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ static void do_getfd(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&mon->fds, monfd, next);
 }
 
-static void do_closefd(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+static void do_closefd(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
 {
     const char *fdname = qdict_get_str(qdict, "fdname");
     mon_fd_t *monfd;
diff --git a/qemu-monitor.hx b/qemu-monitor.hx
index cc4487e3d1..bb01c14714 100644
--- a/qemu-monitor.hx
+++ b/qemu-monitor.hx
@@ -1029,7 +1029,8 @@ ETEXI
         .args_type  = "fdname:s",
         .params     = "closefd name",
         .help       = "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights",
-        .mhandler.cmd = do_closefd,
+        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
+        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_closefd,
     },
 
 STEXI