diff --git a/hw/remote/remote-obj.c b/hw/remote/remote-obj.c
index 65b6f7cc86..dc27cc8da1 100644
--- a/hw/remote/remote-obj.c
+++ b/hw/remote/remote-obj.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct RemoteObject {
 
 static void remote_object_set_fd(Object *obj, const char *str, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     RemoteObject *o = REMOTE_OBJECT(obj);
     int fd = -1;