diff --git a/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c b/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c
index 4ef8db1a4c..94e8cc1a66 100644
--- a/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c
+++ b/hw/cpu/a15mpcore.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void a15mp_priv_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
          * either all the CPUs have TZ, or none do.
          */
         cpuobj = OBJECT(qemu_get_cpu(0));
-        has_el3 = object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", &error_abort) &&
+        has_el3 = object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", NULL) &&
             object_property_get_bool(cpuobj, "has_el3", &error_abort);
         qdev_prop_set_bit(gicdev, "has-security-extensions", has_el3);
     }
diff --git a/hw/cpu/a9mpcore.c b/hw/cpu/a9mpcore.c
index 7046246896..869818cd8a 100644
--- a/hw/cpu/a9mpcore.c
+++ b/hw/cpu/a9mpcore.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void a9mp_priv_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
      * either all the CPUs have TZ, or none do.
      */
     cpuobj = OBJECT(qemu_get_cpu(0));
-    has_el3 = object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", &error_abort) &&
+    has_el3 = object_property_find(cpuobj, "has_el3", NULL) &&
         object_property_get_bool(cpuobj, "has_el3", &error_abort);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(gicdev, "has-security-extensions", has_el3);