diff --git a/net/vde.c b/net/vde.c
index 2a619fb..dacaa64 100644
--- a/net/vde.c
+++ b/net/vde.c
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@
 }
 
 int net_init_vde(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
-                 NetClientState *peer)
+                 NetClientState *peer, Error **errp)
 {
+    /* FIXME error_setg(errp, ...) on failure */
     const NetdevVdeOptions *vde;
 
     assert(opts->kind == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VDE);