diff --git a/backends/cryptodev.c b/backends/cryptodev.c
index e5006bd215..fff89fd62a 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ static void cryptodev_backend_set_ops(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
 static void
 cryptodev_backend_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     CryptoDevBackend *backend = CRYPTODEV_BACKEND(uc);
     CryptoDevBackendClass *bc = CRYPTODEV_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(uc);
     uint32_t services;
@@ -406,11 +407,20 @@ cryptodev_backend_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
     QTAILQ_INIT(&backend->opinfos);
     value = backend->tc.buckets[THROTTLE_OPS_TOTAL].avg;
     cryptodev_backend_set_throttle(backend, THROTTLE_OPS_TOTAL, value, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        return;
+    }
     value = backend->tc.buckets[THROTTLE_BPS_TOTAL].avg;
     cryptodev_backend_set_throttle(backend, THROTTLE_BPS_TOTAL, value, errp);
+    if (*errp) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (bc->init) {
         bc->init(backend, errp);
+        if (*errp) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     services = backend->conf.crypto_services;