diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 6d7b49b735..6209458f56 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1646,8 +1646,10 @@ bool memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
  *        must be unique within any device
  * @size: size of the region.
  * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, else false setting @errp with error.
  */
-void memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                    Object *owner,
                                    const MemoryRegionOps *ops,
                                    void *opaque,
diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index c6562f5e86..e5193d4623 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -3618,7 +3618,7 @@ bool memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
     return true;
 }
 
-void memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                    Object *owner,
                                    const MemoryRegionOps *ops,
                                    void *opaque,
@@ -3630,7 +3630,7 @@ void memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
 
     if (!memory_region_init_rom_device_nomigrate(mr, owner, ops, opaque,
                                                  name, size, errp)) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     /* This will assert if owner is neither NULL nor a DeviceState.
      * We only want the owner here for the purposes of defining a
@@ -3640,6 +3640,8 @@ void memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,
      */
     owner_dev = DEVICE(owner);
     vmstate_register_ram(mr, owner_dev);
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 /*