1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 9c3e3c5b15..55e1e6394b 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
         if (!pci_enabled || (nd->model && strcmp(nd->model, "ne2k_isa") == 0))
             pc_init_ne2k_isa(nd);
         else
-            pci_nic_init(nd, "e1000", NULL);
+            pci_nic_init_nofail(nd, "e1000", NULL);
     }
 
     if (drive_get_max_bus(IF_IDE) >= MAX_IDE_BUS) {