diff --git a/utils/qemu/Makefile b/utils/qemu/Makefile
index a14d29c056..22a7a90bba 100644
--- a/utils/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/utils/qemu/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=qemu
 PKG_VERSION:=10.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://download.qemu.org/
 PKG_HASH:=fbaa7a0d7a9a1deb5695b125916746ec28fe0de6275d4454f3e3bbaf8b339b53
diff --git a/utils/qemu/files/qemu-ga.init b/utils/qemu/files/qemu-ga.init
index 86c2b7ea77..a70d84b3ff 100755
--- a/utils/qemu/files/qemu-ga.init
+++ b/utils/qemu/files/qemu-ga.init
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ USE_PROCD=1
 BIN=/usr/bin/qemu-ga
 
 start_service() {
+	if [ ! -d /dev/virtio-ports ];then
+		logger -t qemu-ga -p daemon.notice "/dev/virtio-ports not found. Skipping qemu-ga (this is normal on bare metal device)."
+		return 0
+	fi
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command $BIN
 	procd_set_param respawn