diff --git a/block/nfs.c b/block/nfs.c
index 66fddf12d4..4ee2ad59d9 100644
--- a/block/nfs.c
+++ b/block/nfs.c
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ static BlockdevOptionsNfs *nfs_options_qdict_to_qapi(QDict *options,
     qobject_unref(crumpled);
 
     if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return NULL;
     }