diff --git a/qobject/qjson.c b/qobject/qjson.c
index 339c9f7de2..c98d6a71cc 100644
--- a/qobject/qjson.c
+++ b/qobject/qjson.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ QObject *qobject_from_jsonf(const char *string, ...)
     va_list ap;
 
     va_start(ap, string);
-    obj = qobject_from_jsonv(string, &ap, NULL);
+    obj = qobject_from_jsonv(string, &ap, &error_abort);
     va_end(ap);
 
     assert(obj != NULL);