diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index 4bde3bd220..f966ea5da8 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -1086,16 +1086,14 @@ DLOG(if (stderr == NULL) {
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
 
     dirname = qemu_opt_get(opts, "dir");
     if (!dirname) {
-        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "vvfat block driver requires "
-                      "a 'dir' option");
+        error_setg(errp, "vvfat block driver requires a 'dir' option");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -1135,8 +1133,7 @@ DLOG(if (stderr == NULL) {
     case 12:
         break;
     default:
-        qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Valid FAT types are only "
-                      "12, 16 and 32");
+        error_setg(errp, "Valid FAT types are only 12, 16 and 32");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }