diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index b2dce73e7f..9f54bc4af8 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1611,8 +1611,10 @@ bool memory_region_init_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
  *        must be unique within any device
  * @size: size of the region.
  * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, else false setting @errp with error.
  */
-void memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
                             Object *owner,
                             const char *name,
                             uint64_t size,
diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index 45ce6fd6c1..069aa5ee08 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -3593,7 +3593,7 @@ bool memory_region_init_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
     return true;
 }
 
-void memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
                             Object *owner,
                             const char *name,
                             uint64_t size,
@@ -3602,7 +3602,7 @@ void memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
     DeviceState *owner_dev;
 
     if (!memory_region_init_rom_nomigrate(mr, owner, name, size, errp)) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     /* This will assert if owner is neither NULL nor a DeviceState.
      * We only want the owner here for the purposes of defining a
@@ -3612,6 +3612,8 @@ void memory_region_init_rom(MemoryRegion *mr,
      */
     owner_dev = DEVICE(owner);
     vmstate_register_ram(mr, owner_dev);
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void memory_region_init_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr,