diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 660859c0e7..c88909c6b6 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ void object_property_add_str(Object *obj, const char *name,
                            void (*set)(Object *, const char *, Error **),
                            Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     StringProperty *prop = g_malloc0(sizeof(*prop));
 
     prop->get = get;
@@ -1302,7 +1303,11 @@ void object_property_add_str(Object *obj, const char *name,
                         get ? property_get_str : NULL,
                         set ? property_set_str : NULL,
                         property_release_str,
-                        prop, errp);
+                        prop, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        g_free(prop);
+    }
 }
 
 typedef struct BoolProperty
@@ -1349,6 +1354,7 @@ void object_property_add_bool(Object *obj, const char *name,
                               void (*set)(Object *, bool, Error **),
                               Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     BoolProperty *prop = g_malloc0(sizeof(*prop));
 
     prop->get = get;
@@ -1358,7 +1364,11 @@ void object_property_add_bool(Object *obj, const char *name,
                         get ? property_get_bool : NULL,
                         set ? property_set_bool : NULL,
                         property_release_bool,
-                        prop, errp);
+                        prop, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        g_free(prop);
+    }
 }
 
 static char *qdev_get_type(Object *obj, Error **errp)