diff --git a/hw/arm/armsse.c b/hw/arm/armsse.c
index e8f8f60abc..c73cc6badf 100644
--- a/hw/arm/armsse.c
+++ b/hw/arm/armsse.c
@@ -564,16 +564,8 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                                 &s->container, -1);
         }
         object_property_set_link(cpuobj, OBJECT(&s->cpu_container[i]),
-                                 "memory", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            return;
-        }
-        object_property_set_link(cpuobj, OBJECT(s), "idau", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            return;
-        }
+                                 "memory", &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_link(cpuobj, OBJECT(s), "idau", &error_abort);
         sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(cpuobj), &err);
         if (err) {
             error_propagate(errp, err);
@@ -700,11 +692,7 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             return;
         }
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->mpc[i]), OBJECT(&s->sram[i]),
-                                 "downstream", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            return;
-        }
+                                 "downstream", &error_abort);
         sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->mpc[i]), &err);
         if (err) {
             error_propagate(errp, err);
@@ -755,11 +743,8 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer0), 0,
                        armsse_get_common_irq_in(s, 3));
     mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer0), 0);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr), "port[0]", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr), "port[0]",
+                             &error_abort);
 
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->timer1), "pclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer1), &err);
@@ -770,12 +755,8 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer1), 0,
                        armsse_get_common_irq_in(s, 4));
     mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer1), 0);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr), "port[1]", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
-
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr), "port[1]",
+                             &error_abort);
 
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), "pclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), &err);
@@ -786,11 +767,8 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), 0,
                        armsse_get_common_irq_in(s, 5));
     mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), 0);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr), "port[2]", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr), "port[2]",
+                             &error_abort);
 
     if (info->has_mhus) {
         /*
@@ -815,12 +793,8 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             port = g_strdup_printf("port[%d]", i + 3);
             mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(mhu_sbd, 0);
             object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), OBJECT(mr),
-                                     port, &err);
+                                     port, &error_abort);
             g_free(port);
-            if (err) {
-                error_propagate(errp, err);
-                return;
-            }
 
             /*
              * Each MHU has an irq line for each CPU:
@@ -967,11 +941,8 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->s32ktimer), 0,
                        armsse_get_common_irq_in(s, 2));
     mr = sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->s32ktimer), 0);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc1), OBJECT(mr), "port[0]", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc1), OBJECT(mr), "port[0]",
+                             &error_abort);
 
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->apb_ppc1), &err);
     if (err) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/armv7m.c b/hw/arm/armv7m.c
index ce83586e03..3308211e9c 100644
--- a/hw/arm/armv7m.c
+++ b/hw/arm/armv7m.c
@@ -170,11 +170,8 @@ static void armv7m_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(s->cpu), OBJECT(&s->container), "memory",
                              &error_abort);
     if (object_property_find(OBJECT(s->cpu), "idau", NULL)) {
-        object_property_set_link(OBJECT(s->cpu), s->idau, "idau", &err);
-        if (err != NULL) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            return;
-        }
+        object_property_set_link(OBJECT(s->cpu), s->idau, "idau",
+                                 &error_abort);
     }
     if (object_property_find(OBJECT(s->cpu), "init-svtor", NULL)) {
         object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(s->cpu), s->init_svtor,
diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
index 08b3592e36..4efac02e2b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
@@ -341,11 +341,8 @@ static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* I2C */
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->i2c), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->i2c), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram",
+                             &error_abort);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->i2c), &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
@@ -363,11 +360,8 @@ static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* FMC, The number of CS is set at the board level */
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->fmc), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->fmc), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram",
+                             &error_abort);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->fmc), sc->memmap[ASPEED_SDRAM],
                             "sdram-base", &err);
     if (err) {
@@ -388,11 +382,7 @@ static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* SPI */
     for (i = 0; i < sc->spis_num; i++) {
         object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->spi[i]), OBJECT(s->dram_mr),
-                                 "dram", &err);
-        if (err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, err);
-            return;
-        }
+                                 "dram", &error_abort);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->spi[i]), 1, "num-cs", &err);
         sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->spi[i]), &err);
         if (err) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
index ec21de50ce..03b91bade6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
@@ -300,11 +300,8 @@ static void aspeed_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* I2C */
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->i2c), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->i2c), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram",
+                             &error_abort);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->i2c), &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
@@ -315,11 +312,8 @@ static void aspeed_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                        aspeed_soc_get_irq(s, ASPEED_I2C));
 
     /* FMC, The number of CS is set at the board level */
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->fmc), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram", &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->fmc), OBJECT(s->dram_mr), "dram",
+                             &error_abort);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->fmc), sc->memmap[ASPEED_SDRAM],
                             "sdram-base", &err);
     if (err) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/nrf51_soc.c b/hw/arm/nrf51_soc.c
index 5a8961ddbb..20dd8b5897 100644
--- a/hw/arm/nrf51_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/nrf51_soc.c
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ static void nrf51_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     }
 
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->cpu), OBJECT(&s->container), "memory",
-            &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
+                             &error_abort);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cpu), &err);
     if (err) {
         error_propagate(errp, err);
