diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index e4c4de1b4e..17bf41616b 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1185,17 +1185,14 @@ static void create_cpu_without_cps(MachineState *ms,
 static void create_cps(MachineState *ms, MaltaState *s,
                        qemu_irq *cbus_irq, qemu_irq *i8259_irq)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
     sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(s), "cps", OBJECT(&s->cps), sizeof(s->cps),
                           TYPE_MIPS_CPS);
-    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cps), ms->cpu_type, "cpu-type", &err);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cps), ms->smp.cpus, "num-vp", &err);
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cps), true, "realized", &err);
-    if (err != NULL) {
-        error_report("%s", error_get_pretty(err));
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cps), ms->cpu_type, "cpu-type",
+                            &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cps), ms->smp.cpus, "num-vp",
+                            &error_fatal);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cps), true, "realized",
+                             &error_fatal);
 
     sysbus_mmio_map_overlap(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cps), 0, 0, 1);