diff --git a/hw/riscv/microchip_pfsoc.c b/hw/riscv/microchip_pfsoc.c
index d1d065efbc..cafd1fc9ae 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/microchip_pfsoc.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/microchip_pfsoc.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void microchip_icicle_kit_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Initialize SoC */
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc,
                             TYPE_MICROCHIP_PFSOC);
-    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_abort);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
     /* Split RAM into low and high regions using aliases to machine->ram */
     mem_low_size = memmap[MICROCHIP_PFSOC_DRAM_LO].size;
diff --git a/hw/riscv/opentitan.c b/hw/riscv/opentitan.c
index c531450b9f..0856c347e8 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/opentitan.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/opentitan.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void opentitan_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Initialize SoC */
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc,
                             TYPE_RISCV_IBEX_SOC);
-    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_abort);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
     memory_region_add_subregion(sys_mem,
         memmap[IBEX_DEV_RAM].base, machine->ram);
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
index 9b206407a6..dcb87b6cfd 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void sifive_e_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* Initialize SoC */
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc, TYPE_RISCV_E_SOC);
-    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_abort);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
     /* Data Tightly Integrated Memory */
     memory_region_add_subregion(sys_mem,
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index aa74e67889..7fbc7dea42 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static void sifive_u_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
                              &error_abort);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->soc), "cpu-type", machine->cpu_type,
                              &error_abort);
-    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_abort);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->soc), NULL, &error_fatal);
 
     /* register RAM */
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_DRAM].base,