diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index 64895aebe3..550af01690 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -577,12 +577,9 @@ static void idreg_realize(DeviceState *ds, Error **errp)
 {
     IDRegState *s = MACIO_ID_REGISTER(ds);
     SysBusDevice *dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(ds);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->mem, OBJECT(ds), "sun4m.idreg",
-                                     sizeof(idreg_data), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->mem, OBJECT(ds), "sun4m.idreg",
+                                          sizeof(idreg_data), errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -631,12 +628,9 @@ static void afx_realize(DeviceState *ds, Error **errp)
 {
     AFXState *s = TCX_AFX(ds);
     SysBusDevice *dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(ds);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->mem, OBJECT(ds), "sun4m.afx", 4,
-                                     &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->mem, OBJECT(ds), "sun4m.afx",
+                                          4, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -715,12 +709,9 @@ static void prom_realize(DeviceState *ds, Error **errp)
 {
     PROMState *s = OPENPROM(ds);
     SysBusDevice *dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(ds);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->prom, OBJECT(ds), "sun4m.prom",
-                                     PROM_SIZE_MAX, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->prom, OBJECT(ds), "sun4m.prom",
+                                          PROM_SIZE_MAX, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index c871170378..24d53bf5fd 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -454,12 +454,9 @@ static void prom_realize(DeviceState *ds, Error **errp)
 {
     PROMState *s = OPENPROM(ds);
     SysBusDevice *dev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(ds);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->prom, OBJECT(ds), "sun4u.prom",
-                                     PROM_SIZE_MAX, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&s->prom, OBJECT(ds), "sun4u.prom",
+                                          PROM_SIZE_MAX, errp)) {
         return;
     }