diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index a54ac84f41..1b3493729b 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -263,7 +263,13 @@ ReplicationStatus *qmp_query_xen_replication_status(Error **errp)
 
 void qmp_xen_colo_do_checkpoint(Error **errp)
 {
-    replication_do_checkpoint_all(errp);
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    replication_do_checkpoint_all(&err);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
     /* Notify all filters of all NIC to do checkpoint */
     colo_notify_filters_event(COLO_EVENT_CHECKPOINT, errp);
 }