diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index ae73539..79c33ab 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -737,15 +737,15 @@
         /* Specific options take precedence */
         if (!qemu_opt_get(all_opts, "cache.writeback")) {
             qemu_opt_set_bool(all_opts, "cache.writeback",
-                              !!(flags & BDRV_O_CACHE_WB));
+                              !!(flags & BDRV_O_CACHE_WB), &error_abort);
         }
         if (!qemu_opt_get(all_opts, "cache.direct")) {
             qemu_opt_set_bool(all_opts, "cache.direct",
-                              !!(flags & BDRV_O_NOCACHE));
+                              !!(flags & BDRV_O_NOCACHE), &error_abort);
         }
         if (!qemu_opt_get(all_opts, "cache.no-flush")) {
             qemu_opt_set_bool(all_opts, "cache.no-flush",
-                              !!(flags & BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH));
+                              !!(flags & BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH), &error_abort);
         }
         qemu_opt_unset(all_opts, "cache");
     }
diff --git a/include/qemu/option.h b/include/qemu/option.h
index 58c0157..3206874 100644
--- a/include/qemu/option.h
+++ b/include/qemu/option.h
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
 int qemu_opt_set(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, const char *value);
 void qemu_opt_set_err(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, const char *value,
                       Error **errp);
-int qemu_opt_set_bool(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, bool val);
+void qemu_opt_set_bool(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, bool val,
+                       Error **errp);
 int qemu_opt_set_number(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, int64_t val);
 typedef int (*qemu_opt_loopfunc)(const char *name, const char *value, void *opaque);
 int qemu_opt_foreach(QemuOpts *opts, qemu_opt_loopfunc func, void *opaque,
diff --git a/tests/test-qemu-opts.c b/tests/test-qemu-opts.c
index ca08ac5..6b0ae33 100644
--- a/tests/test-qemu-opts.c
+++ b/tests/test-qemu-opts.c
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@
 
 static void test_qemu_opt_get_bool(void)
 {
+    Error *err = NULL;
     QemuOptsList *list;
     QemuOpts *opts;
     bool opt;
-    int ret;
 
     list = qemu_find_opts("opts_list_02");
     g_assert(list != NULL);
@@ -192,16 +192,16 @@
     opt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "bool1", false);
     g_assert(opt == false);
 
-    ret = qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "bool1", true);
-    g_assert(ret == 0);
+    qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "bool1", true, &err);
+    g_assert(!err);
 
     /* now we have set bool1, should know about it */
     opt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "bool1", false);
     g_assert(opt == true);
 
     /* having reset the value, opt should be the reset one not defval */
-    ret = qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "bool1", false);
-    g_assert(ret == 0);
+    qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "bool1", false, &err);
+    g_assert(!err);
 
     opt = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "bool1", true);
     g_assert(opt == false);
diff --git a/util/qemu-option.c b/util/qemu-option.c
index d3ab65d..4de8326 100644
--- a/util/qemu-option.c
+++ b/util/qemu-option.c
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@
     opt_set(opts, name, value, false, errp);
 }
 
-int qemu_opt_set_bool(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, bool val)
+void qemu_opt_set_bool(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, bool val,
+                       Error **errp)
 {
     QemuOpt *opt;
     const QemuOptDesc *desc = opts->list->desc;
@@ -576,9 +577,9 @@
     opt = g_malloc0(sizeof(*opt));
     opt->desc = find_desc_by_name(desc, name);
     if (!opt->desc && !opts_accepts_any(opts)) {
-        qerror_report(QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
+        error_set(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, name);
         g_free(opt);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     opt->name = g_strdup(name);
@@ -586,8 +587,6 @@
     opt->value.boolean = !!val;
     opt->str = g_strdup(val ? "on" : "off");
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&opts->head, opt, next);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 int qemu_opt_set_number(QemuOpts *opts, const char *name, int64_t val)
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 61fc3c1..7205dad 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@
     bool ipv6 = addr->ipv6 || !addr->has_ipv6;
 
     if (!ipv4 || !ipv6) {
-        qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv4", ipv4);
-        qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv6", ipv6);
+        qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv4", ipv4, &error_abort);
+        qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "ipv6", ipv6, &error_abort);
     }
     if (addr->has_to) {
         char to[20];
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index e1ffd0a..27e738a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@
     }
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "mode", mode);
     qemu_opt_set(opts, "chardev", label);
-    qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "pretty", pretty);
+    qemu_opt_set_bool(opts, "pretty", pretty, &error_abort);
     if (def)
         qemu_opt_set(opts, "default", "on");
     monitor_device_index++;
@@ -3287,7 +3287,8 @@
                 }
 
                 qemu_opt_set_bool(fsdev, "readonly",
-                                qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "readonly", 0));
+                                  qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "readonly", 0),
+                                  &error_abort);
                 device = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("device"), NULL, 0,
                                           &error_abort);
                 qemu_opt_set(device, "driver", "virtio-9p-pci");