diff --git a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c
index fb8c1acc64..a7d682e5af 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.c
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ static void ccw_device_refill_ids(CcwDevice *dev)
     dev->subch_id.valid = true;
 }
 
-static void ccw_device_realize(CcwDevice *dev, Error **errp)
+static bool ccw_device_realize(CcwDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     ccw_device_refill_ids(dev);
+    return true;
 }
 
 static Property ccw_device_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h
index 6dff95225d..5feeb0ee7a 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h
+++ b/hw/s390x/ccw-device.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_ccw_dev;
 struct CCWDeviceClass {
     DeviceClass parent_class;
     void (*unplug)(HotplugHandler *, DeviceState *, Error **);
-    void (*realize)(CcwDevice *, Error **);
+    bool (*realize)(CcwDevice *, Error **);
     void (*refill_ids)(CcwDevice *);
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-ccw.c
index a06e91dfb3..4b8ede701d 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-ccw.c
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ static void s390_ccw_realize(S390CCWDevice *cdev, char *sysfsdev, Error **errp)
         goto out_err;
     }
 
-    ck->realize(ccw_dev, &err);
-    if (err) {
+    if (!ck->realize(ccw_dev, &err)) {
         goto out_err;
     }