diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
index 24c4374590..9aabbf7f58 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ static void fsl_imx25_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                             epit_table[i].irq));
     }
 
-    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->fec), "phy-num", s->phy_num, &err);
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->fec), "phy-num", s->phy_num,
+                             &error_abort);
     qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->fec), &nd_table[0]);
 
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->fec), errp)) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index 4fa7f0b95e..7dc42cbfe6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                             spi_table[i].irq));
     }
 
-    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->eth), "phy-num", s->phy_num, &err);
+    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(&s->eth), "phy-num", s->phy_num,
+                             &error_abort);
     qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->eth), &nd_table[0]);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->eth), errp)) {
         return;