3 files changed, 4 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
index 1328967461..2cf3e44177 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static void multi_serial_pci_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     PCIDeviceClass *pc = PCI_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     PCIMultiSerialState *pci = DO_UPCAST(PCIMultiSerialState, dev, dev);
     SerialState *s;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     size_t i, nports = multi_serial_get_port_count(pc);
 
     pci->dev.config[PCI_CLASS_PROG] = pci->prog_if;
@@ -106,8 +105,7 @@ static void multi_serial_pci_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 
     for (i = 0; i < nports; i++) {
         s = pci->state + i;
-        if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, &err)) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
+        if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, errp)) {
             multi_serial_pci_exit(dev);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci.c b/hw/char/serial-pci.c
index d22617426b..cd56924a43 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci.c
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ static void serial_pci_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     PCISerialState *pci = DO_UPCAST(PCISerialState, dev, dev);
     SerialState *s = &pci->state;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, &err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/char/serial.c b/hw/char/serial.c
index e69096eace..2386479492 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial.c
@@ -989,10 +989,8 @@ static void serial_io_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     SerialIO *sio = SERIAL_IO(dev);
     SerialState *s = &sio->serial;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, &local_err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1095,10 +1093,8 @@ static void serial_mm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     SerialMM *smm = SERIAL_MM(dev);
     SerialState *s = &smm->serial;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, &local_err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(s), NULL, errp)) {
         return;
     }