1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 0c2208f723..fd6a5c2ee2 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2276,11 +2276,14 @@ static int device_help_func(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 
 static int device_init_func(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     DeviceState *dev;
 
-    dev = qdev_device_add(opts);
-    if (!dev)
+    dev = qdev_device_add(opts, &err);
+    if (!dev) {
+        error_report_err(err);
         return -1;
+    }
     object_unref(OBJECT(dev));
     return 0;
 }