1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c b/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c
index e6085f5d44..358c6152c7 100644
--- a/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c
+++ b/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ static void a15mp_priv_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         qdev_prop_set_bit(gicdev, "has-virtualization-extensions", has_el2);
     }
 
-    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gic), &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
+    if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gic), &err)) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
         return;
     }