diff --git a/hw/mem/memory-device.c b/hw/mem/memory-device.c
index bdcee6fd55..2fa68b3730 100644
--- a/hw/mem/memory-device.c
+++ b/hw/mem/memory-device.c
@@ -57,10 +57,9 @@ static int memory_device_used_region_size(Object *obj, void *opaque)
     if (object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_MEMORY_DEVICE)) {
         const DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
         const MemoryDeviceState *md = MEMORY_DEVICE(obj);
-        const MemoryDeviceClass *mdc = MEMORY_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(obj);
 
         if (dev->realized) {
-            *size += mdc->get_region_size(md, &error_abort);
+            *size += memory_device_get_region_size(md, &error_abort);
         }
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms, const uint64_t *hint,
         uint64_t md_size, md_addr;
 
         md_addr = mdc->get_addr(md);
-        md_size = mdc->get_region_size(md, &error_abort);
+        md_size = memory_device_get_region_size(md, &error_abort);
 
         if (ranges_overlap(md_addr, md_size, new_addr, size)) {
             if (hint) {
@@ -268,6 +267,14 @@ void memory_device_unplug_region(MachineState *ms, MemoryRegion *mr)
     memory_region_del_subregion(&ms->device_memory->mr, mr);
 }
 
+uint64_t memory_device_get_region_size(const MemoryDeviceState *md,
+                                       Error **errp)
+{
+    MemoryDeviceClass *mdc = MEMORY_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(md);
+
+    return mdc->get_region_size(md, errp);
+}
+
 static const TypeInfo memory_device_info = {
     .name          = TYPE_MEMORY_DEVICE,
     .parent        = TYPE_INTERFACE,
diff --git a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
index 4bf1a0acc9..a06da7e08e 100644
--- a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
+++ b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
@@ -163,16 +163,14 @@ static Property pc_dimm_properties[] = {
 static void pc_dimm_get_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     uint64_t value;
-    MemoryRegion *mr;
-    PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(obj);
-    PCDIMMDeviceClass *ddc = PC_DIMM_GET_CLASS(obj);
 
-    mr = ddc->get_memory_region(dimm, errp);
-    if (!mr) {
+    value = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(obj), errp);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    value = memory_region_size(mr);
 
     visit_type_uint64(v, name, &value, errp);
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 4edb6c7d16..b56ce6b7aa 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3124,20 +3124,17 @@ static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     sPAPRMachineState *ms = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
-    PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
-    PCDIMMDeviceClass *ddc = PC_DIMM_GET_CLASS(dimm);
-    MemoryRegion *mr = ddc->get_memory_region(dimm, &error_abort);
     uint64_t size, addr;
     uint32_t node;
 
-    size = memory_region_size(mr);
+    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), &error_abort);
 
     pc_dimm_plug(dev, MACHINE(ms), &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto out;
     }
 
-    addr = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dimm),
+    addr = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dev),
                                     PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto out_unplug;
@@ -3165,10 +3162,7 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 {
     const sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
     sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
-    PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
-    PCDIMMDeviceClass *ddc = PC_DIMM_GET_CLASS(dimm);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
-    MemoryRegion *mr;
     uint64_t size;
     Object *memdev;
     hwaddr pagesize;
@@ -3178,11 +3172,11 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         return;
     }
 
-    mr = ddc->get_memory_region(dimm, errp);
-    if (!mr) {
+    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), &error_abort);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    size = memory_region_size(mr);
 
     if (size % SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE) {
         error_setg(errp, "Hotplugged memory size must be a multiple of "
@@ -3190,7 +3184,7 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         return;
     }
 
-    memdev = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dimm), PC_DIMM_MEMDEV_PROP,
+    memdev = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), PC_DIMM_MEMDEV_PROP,
                                       &error_abort);
     pagesize = host_memory_backend_pagesize(MEMORY_BACKEND(memdev));
     spapr_check_pagesize(spapr, pagesize, &local_err);
@@ -3254,9 +3248,8 @@ static sPAPRDIMMState *spapr_recover_pending_dimm_state(sPAPRMachineState *ms,
                                                         PCDIMMDevice *dimm)
 {
     sPAPRDRConnector *drc;
-    PCDIMMDeviceClass *ddc = PC_DIMM_GET_CLASS(dimm);
-    MemoryRegion *mr = ddc->get_memory_region(dimm, &error_abort);
-    uint64_t size = memory_region_size(mr);
+    uint64_t size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dimm),
+                                                  &error_abort);
     uint32_t nr_lmbs = size / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
     uint32_t avail_lmbs = 0;
     uint64_t addr_start, addr;
@@ -3322,14 +3315,12 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
-    PCDIMMDeviceClass *ddc = PC_DIMM_GET_CLASS(dimm);
-    MemoryRegion *mr = ddc->get_memory_region(dimm, &error_abort);
     uint32_t nr_lmbs;
     uint64_t size, addr_start, addr;
     int i;
     sPAPRDRConnector *drc;
 
-    size = memory_region_size(mr);
+    size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), &error_abort);
     nr_lmbs = size / SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
 
     addr_start = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dimm), PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP,
diff --git a/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h b/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
index d6853156ff..12f8ca9eb1 100644
--- a/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
+++ b/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
@@ -60,5 +60,7 @@ uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms, const uint64_t *hint,
 void memory_device_plug_region(MachineState *ms, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                uint64_t addr);
 void memory_device_unplug_region(MachineState *ms, MemoryRegion *mr);
+uint64_t memory_device_get_region_size(const MemoryDeviceState *md,
+                                       Error **errp);
 
 #endif
