diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index 3997ac5928..c1374e9968 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -3577,11 +3577,8 @@ void memory_region_init_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
                             Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *owner_dev;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(mr, owner, name, size, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(mr, owner, name, size, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     /* This will assert if owner is neither NULL nor a DeviceState.