diff --git a/hw/qxl.c b/hw/qxl.c
index 5deb776580..2127fa346b 100644
--- a/hw/qxl.c
+++ b/hw/qxl.c
@@ -1315,12 +1315,7 @@ static int qxl_init_primary(PCIDevice *dev)
 
     vga->ds = graphic_console_init(qxl_hw_update, qxl_hw_invalidate,
                                    qxl_hw_screen_dump, qxl_hw_text_update, qxl);
-    qxl->ssd.ds = vga->ds;
-    qemu_mutex_init(&qxl->ssd.lock);
-    qxl->ssd.mouse_x = -1;
-    qxl->ssd.mouse_y = -1;
-    qxl->ssd.bufsize = (16 * 1024 * 1024);
-    qxl->ssd.buf = qemu_malloc(qxl->ssd.bufsize);
+    qemu_spice_display_init_common(&qxl->ssd, vga->ds);
 
     qxl0 = qxl;
     register_displaychangelistener(vga->ds, &display_listener);
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.c b/ui/spice-display.c
index 1e6a38f86c..93e25bf1ef 100644
--- a/ui/spice-display.c
+++ b/ui/spice-display.c
@@ -286,6 +286,16 @@ void qemu_spice_vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, int running, int reason)
     ssd->running = running;
 }
 
+void qemu_spice_display_init_common(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd, DisplayState *ds)
+{
+    ssd->ds = ds;
+    qemu_mutex_init(&ssd->lock);
+    ssd->mouse_x = -1;
+    ssd->mouse_y = -1;
+    ssd->bufsize = (16 * 1024 * 1024);
+    ssd->buf = qemu_malloc(ssd->bufsize);
+}
+
 /* display listener callbacks */
 
 void qemu_spice_display_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
@@ -499,12 +509,7 @@ static DisplayChangeListener display_listener = {
 void qemu_spice_display_init(DisplayState *ds)
 {
     assert(sdpy.ds == NULL);
-    sdpy.ds = ds;
-    qemu_mutex_init(&sdpy.lock);
-    sdpy.mouse_x = -1;
-    sdpy.mouse_y = -1;
-    sdpy.bufsize = (16 * 1024 * 1024);
-    sdpy.buf = qemu_malloc(sdpy.bufsize);
+    qemu_spice_display_init_common(&sdpy, ds);
     register_displaychangelistener(ds, &display_listener);
 
     sdpy.qxl.base.sif = &dpy_interface.base;
diff --git a/ui/spice-display.h b/ui/spice-display.h
index 5b06b11ec5..eb7a573855 100644
--- a/ui/spice-display.h
+++ b/ui/spice-display.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void qemu_spice_create_host_memslot(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
 void qemu_spice_create_host_primary(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
 void qemu_spice_destroy_host_primary(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd);
 void qemu_spice_vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, int running, int reason);
+void qemu_spice_display_init_common(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd, DisplayState *ds);
 
 void qemu_spice_display_update(SimpleSpiceDisplay *ssd,
                                int x, int y, int w, int h);