diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 9524c22a50..454cd4ec1f 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -830,10 +830,9 @@ void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp)
          * issue is not possible.
          */
         ret = migration_channel_read_peek(ioc, (void *)&channel_magic,
-                                          sizeof(channel_magic), &local_err);
+                                          sizeof(channel_magic), errp);
 
         if (ret != 0) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1825,8 +1824,6 @@ bool migration_is_blocked(Error **errp)
 static bool migrate_prepare(MigrationState *s, bool blk, bool blk_inc,
                             bool resume, Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
     if (blk_inc) {
         warn_report("parameter 'inc' is deprecated;"
                     " use blockdev-mirror with NBD instead");
@@ -1896,8 +1893,7 @@ static bool migrate_prepare(MigrationState *s, bool blk, bool blk_inc,
                        "current migration capabilities");
             return false;
         }
-        if (!migrate_cap_set(MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_BLOCK, true, &local_err)) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        if (!migrate_cap_set(MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_BLOCK, true, errp)) {
             return false;
         }
         s->must_remove_block_options = true;