diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 99fe572..ef781f8 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1629,8 +1629,7 @@
     assert(options != NULL && bs->options != options);
 
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&bdrv_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail_opts;
     }
@@ -4090,8 +4089,7 @@
 
     /* Process generic block layer options */
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&bdrv_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
-    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, reopen_state->options, &local_err)) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    if (!qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, reopen_state->options, errp)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto error;
     }