diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index b4abb4b5ea0289b479f0b03d29082d376d54a273..2abb80d7e498f14c456582e2c30a2250ded8f6a7 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -619,22 +619,22 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 
     /* set properties */
     if (qemu_opt_foreach(opts, set_property, dev, &err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
-        object_unref(OBJECT(dev));
-        return NULL;
+        goto err_del_dev;
     }
 
     dev->opts = opts;
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), true, "realized", &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
         dev->opts = NULL;
-        object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
-        object_unref(OBJECT(dev));
-        return NULL;
+        goto err_del_dev;
     }
     return dev;
+
+err_del_dev:
+    error_propagate(errp, err);
+    object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
+    object_unref(OBJECT(dev));
+    return NULL;
 }