diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 413fbda089..f3a4a76817 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1498,8 +1498,10 @@ void memory_region_init_alias(MemoryRegion *mr,
  *        must be unique within any device
  * @size: size of the region.
  * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
+ *
+ * Return: true on success, else false setting @errp with error.
  */
-void memory_region_init_rom_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_rom_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                       Object *owner,
                                       const char *name,
                                       uint64_t size,
diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index f9e5ae22d5..72c6441e20 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -1701,14 +1701,19 @@ void memory_region_init_alias(MemoryRegion *mr,
     mr->alias_offset = offset;
 }
 
-void memory_region_init_rom_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
+bool memory_region_init_rom_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                       Object *owner,
                                       const char *name,
                                       uint64_t size,
                                       Error **errp)
 {
-    memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(mr, owner, name, size, 0, errp);
+    if (!memory_region_init_ram_flags_nomigrate(mr, owner, name,
+                                                size, 0, errp)) {
+         return false;
+    }
     mr->readonly = true;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void memory_region_init_rom_device_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,