diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index e6bdb4562d..d81baecbc1 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_get_max_queue_pairs(int fd, uint64_t features,
 int net_init_vhost_vdpa(const Netdev *netdev, const char *name,
                         NetClientState *peer, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     const NetdevVhostVDPAOptions *opts;
     uint64_t features;
     int vdpa_device_fd;