diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index a2fd0bc365..de49d1b8a8 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ static void ivshmem_write_config(PCIDevice *pdev, uint32_t address,
 
 static void ivshmem_common_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     IVShmemState *s = IVSHMEM_COMMON(dev);
     Error *err = NULL;
     uint8_t *pci_conf;