diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
index b532fe8b5f..41b88b878d 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-pci.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void virtio_gpu_pci_base_realize(VirtIOPCIProxy *vpci_dev, Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; i < g->conf.max_outputs; i++) {
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(g->scanout[i].con),
                                  OBJECT(vpci_dev),
-                                 "device", errp);
+                                 "device", &error_abort);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-vga.c b/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
index 68a062ece6..67f409e106 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-vga.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void virtio_vga_base_realize(VirtIOPCIProxy *vpci_dev, Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; i < g->conf.max_outputs; i++) {
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(g->scanout[i].con),
                                  OBJECT(vpci_dev),
-                                 "device", errp);
+                                 "device", &error_abort);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c b/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
index f02aca6f40..2d7dbbb92d 100644
--- a/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
+++ b/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static void sparc32_ledma_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     d = qdev_new(TYPE_LANCE);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(dev), "lance", OBJECT(d));
     qdev_set_nic_properties(d, nd);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(d), OBJECT(dev), "dma", errp);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(d), OBJECT(dev), "dma", &error_abort);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(d), &error_fatal);
 }
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void sparc32_dma_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     espdma = qdev_new(TYPE_SPARC32_ESPDMA_DEVICE);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(espdma), iommu, "iommu", errp);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(espdma), iommu, "iommu", &error_abort);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "espdma", OBJECT(espdma));
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(espdma), &error_fatal);
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void sparc32_dma_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                 sysbus_mmio_get_region(sbd, 0));
 
     ledma = qdev_new(TYPE_SPARC32_LEDMA_DEVICE);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ledma), iommu, "iommu", errp);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ledma), iommu, "iommu", &error_abort);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "ledma", OBJECT(ledma));
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(ledma), &error_fatal);
 
diff --git a/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c b/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c
index 6a9df2c4db..a069637bf2 100644
--- a/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c
+++ b/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ static void xilinx_axidma_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     XilinxAXIDMAStreamSlave *ds = XILINX_AXI_DMA_DATA_STREAM(&s->rx_data_dev);
     XilinxAXIDMAStreamSlave *cs = XILINX_AXI_DMA_CONTROL_STREAM(
                                                             &s->rx_control_dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int i;
 
     object_property_add_link(OBJECT(ds), "dma", TYPE_XILINX_AXI_DMA,
@@ -548,11 +547,8 @@ static void xilinx_axidma_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                              (Object **)&cs->dma,
                              object_property_allow_set_link,
                              OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ds), OBJECT(s), "dma", &local_err);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(cs), OBJECT(s), "dma", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto xilinx_axidma_realize_fail;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ds), OBJECT(s), "dma", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(cs), OBJECT(s), "dma", &error_abort);
 
     for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
         struct Stream *st = &s->streams[i];
@@ -567,10 +563,6 @@ static void xilinx_axidma_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     address_space_init(&s->as,
                        s->dma_mr ? s->dma_mr : get_system_memory(), "dma");
-    return;
-
-xilinx_axidma_realize_fail:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void xilinx_axidma_init(Object *obj)
diff --git a/hw/mips/cps.c b/hw/mips/cps.c
index cdfab19826..5382bc86f7 100644
--- a/hw/mips/cps.c
+++ b/hw/mips/cps.c
@@ -150,8 +150,10 @@ static void mips_cps_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gcr), s->num_vp, "num-vp", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gcr), 0x800, "gcr-rev", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gcr), gcr_base, "gcr-base", &err);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->gcr), OBJECT(&s->gic.mr), "gic", &err);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->gcr), OBJECT(&s->cpc.mr), "cpc", &err);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->gcr), OBJECT(&s->gic.mr), "gic",
+                             &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->gcr), OBJECT(&s->cpc.mr), "cpc",
+                             &error_abort);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->gcr), &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
index 8ba7af073c..3251c79f46 100644
--- a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
+++ b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ static void macio_realize_ide(MacIOState *s, MACIOIDEState *ide,
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus_dev, 0, irq0);
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus_dev, 1, irq1);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(ide), "channel", dmaid);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ide), OBJECT(&s->dbdma), "dbdma", errp);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ide), OBJECT(&s->dbdma), "dbdma",
+                             &error_abort);
     macio_ide_register_dma(ide);
 
     qdev_realize(DEVICE(ide), BUS(&s->macio_bus), errp);
diff --git a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
index c2f40b8ea9..679a359f9a 100644
--- a/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
+++ b/hw/net/xilinx_axienet.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ static void xilinx_enet_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     XilinxAXIEnetStreamSlave *ds = XILINX_AXI_ENET_DATA_STREAM(&s->rx_data_dev);
     XilinxAXIEnetStreamSlave *cs = XILINX_AXI_ENET_CONTROL_STREAM(
                                                             &s->rx_control_dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     object_property_add_link(OBJECT(ds), "enet", "xlnx.axi-ethernet",
                              (Object **) &ds->enet,
@@ -990,11 +989,8 @@ static void xilinx_enet_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                              (Object **) &cs->enet,
                              object_property_allow_set_link,
                              OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ds), OBJECT(s), "enet", &local_err);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(cs), OBJECT(s), "enet", &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto xilinx_enet_realize_fail;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(ds), OBJECT(s), "enet", &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(cs), OBJECT(s), "enet", &error_abort);
 
     qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&s->conf.macaddr);
     s->nic = qemu_new_nic(&net_xilinx_enet_info, &s->conf,
@@ -1008,10 +1004,6 @@ static void xilinx_enet_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     s->rxmem = g_malloc(s->c_rxmem);
     s->txmem = g_malloc(s->c_txmem);
-    return;
-
-xilinx_enet_realize_fail:
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
 static void xilinx_enet_init(Object *obj)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c
index 632533abaf..bd61d6e2f8 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu-pci.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void virtio_iommu_pci_realize(VirtIOPCIProxy *vpci_dev, Error **errp)
     }
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev),
                              OBJECT(pci_get_bus(&vpci_dev->pci_dev)),
-                             "primary-bus", errp);
+                             "primary-bus", &error_abort);
     qdev_realize(vdev, BUS(&vpci_dev->bus), errp);
 }
 
