diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
index b15435ccaf..9d2fb75a68 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static void fsl_imx25_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     FslIMX25State *s = FSL_IMX25(dev);
     uint8_t i;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cpu), NULL, errp)) {
         return;
@@ -281,18 +280,14 @@ static void fsl_imx25_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                                        FSL_IMX25_WDT_IRQ));
 
     /* initialize 2 x 16 KB ROM */
-    memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom[0], OBJECT(dev), "imx25.rom0",
-                           FSL_IMX25_ROM0_SIZE, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom[0], OBJECT(dev), "imx25.rom0",
+                                FSL_IMX25_ROM0_SIZE, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX25_ROM0_ADDR,
                                 &s->rom[0]);
-    memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom[1], OBJECT(dev), "imx25.rom1",
-                           FSL_IMX25_ROM1_SIZE, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom[1], OBJECT(dev), "imx25.rom1",
+                                FSL_IMX25_ROM1_SIZE, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX25_ROM1_ADDR,
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
index 1d5dcd51e8..c0584e4dfc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ static void fsl_imx31_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     FslIMX31State *s = FSL_IMX31(dev);
     uint16_t i;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     if (!qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cpu), NULL, errp)) {
         return;
@@ -188,20 +187,16 @@ static void fsl_imx31_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->wdt), 0, FSL_IMX31_WDT_ADDR);
 
     /* On a real system, the first 16k is a `secure boot rom' */
-    memory_region_init_rom(&s->secure_rom, OBJECT(dev), "imx31.secure_rom",
-                           FSL_IMX31_SECURE_ROM_SIZE, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_rom(&s->secure_rom, OBJECT(dev), "imx31.secure_rom",
+                                FSL_IMX31_SECURE_ROM_SIZE, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX31_SECURE_ROM_ADDR,
                                 &s->secure_rom);
 
     /* There is also a 16k ROM */
-    memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom, OBJECT(dev), "imx31.rom",
-                           FSL_IMX31_ROM_SIZE, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom, OBJECT(dev), "imx31.rom",
+                                FSL_IMX31_ROM_SIZE, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX31_ROM_ADDR,
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index 58f37e7c11..b2153022c0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     FslIMX6State *s = FSL_IMX6(dev);
     uint16_t i;
-    Error *err = NULL;
     unsigned int smp_cpus = ms->smp.cpus;
 
     if (smp_cpus > FSL_IMX6_NUM_CPUS) {
@@ -423,20 +422,16 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* ROM memory */
-    memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom, OBJECT(dev), "imx6.rom",
-                           FSL_IMX6_ROM_SIZE, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_rom(&s->rom, OBJECT(dev), "imx6.rom",
+                                FSL_IMX6_ROM_SIZE, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX6_ROM_ADDR,
                                 &s->rom);
 
     /* CAAM memory */
-    memory_region_init_rom(&s->caam, OBJECT(dev), "imx6.caam",
-                           FSL_IMX6_CAAM_MEM_SIZE, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
+    if (!memory_region_init_rom(&s->caam, OBJECT(dev), "imx6.caam",
+                                FSL_IMX6_CAAM_MEM_SIZE, errp)) {
         return;
     }
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX6_CAAM_MEM_ADDR,
