diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index a1522a011a..64780d1b79 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,7 @@ static void vfio_check_af_flr(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, uint8_t pos)
 
 static int vfio_add_std_cap(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, uint8_t pos, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     PCIDevice *pdev = &vdev->pdev;
     uint8_t cap_id, next, size;
     int ret;
@@ -2942,6 +2943,7 @@ static void vfio_unregister_req_notifier(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev)
 
 static void vfio_realize(PCIDevice *pdev, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     VFIOPCIDevice *vdev = VFIO_PCI(pdev);
     VFIODevice *vbasedev = &vdev->vbasedev;
     char *tmp, *subsys;