1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
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;
     }