diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index f172e82ac9..1df7fb0fed 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1310,8 +1310,10 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
  *
  * Note that this function does not do anything to cause the data in the
  * RAM memory region to be migrated; that is the responsibility of the caller.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, else false setting @errp with error.
  */
-void memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                             Object *owner,
                                             const char *name,
                                             uint64_t size,
diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index 798b6c0a17..6110e851f1 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
     memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(mr, owner, name, size, 0, errp);
 }
 
-void memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                             Object *owner,
                                             const char *name,
                                             uint64_t size,
@@ -1572,7 +1572,9 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
         mr->size = int128_zero();
         object_unparent(OBJECT(mr));
         error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 void memory_region_init_resizeable_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,