diff --git a/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c b/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
index 3407617afc..68bed24480 100644
--- a/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
+++ b/hw/sd/pxa2xx_mmci.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "hw/arm/pxa.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sd.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -483,7 +482,6 @@ PXA2xxMMCIState *pxa2xx_mmci_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
     DeviceState *dev, *carddev;
     SysBusDevice *sbd;
     PXA2xxMMCIState *s;
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_PXA2XX_MMCI);
     s = PXA2XX_MMCI(dev);
@@ -496,16 +494,9 @@ PXA2xxMMCIState *pxa2xx_mmci_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
 
     /* Create and plug in the sd card */
     carddev = qdev_new(TYPE_SD_CARD);
-    qdev_prop_set_drive_err(carddev, "drive", blk, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_reportf_err(err, "failed to init SD card: ");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    qdev_realize_and_unref(carddev, qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "sd-bus"), &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_reportf_err(err, "failed to init SD card: ");
-        return NULL;
-    }
+    qdev_prop_set_drive_err(carddev, "drive", blk, &error_fatal);
+    qdev_realize_and_unref(carddev, qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "sd-bus"),
+                           &error_fatal);
 
     return s;
 }