diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c b/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
index da4e5bdf04..5f56a2feb6 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
@@ -64,15 +64,13 @@ static uint8_t ioh3420_aer_vector(const PCIDevice *d)
 static int ioh3420_interrupts_init(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 {
     int rc;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     rc = msi_init(d, IOH_EP_MSI_OFFSET, IOH_EP_MSI_NR_VECTOR,
                   IOH_EP_MSI_SUPPORTED_FLAGS & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_64BIT,
                   IOH_EP_MSI_SUPPORTED_FLAGS & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_MASKBIT,
-                  &local_err);
+                  errp);
     if (rc < 0) {
         assert(rc == -ENOTSUP);
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
     }
 
     return rc;