diff --git a/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c b/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
index 24913ca9c4..dec4446264 100644
--- a/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
+++ b/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void hvf_cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu)
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_hvf_cpu_synchronize_set_dirty, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
 
-static void hvf_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+static void hvf_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_hvf_cpu_synchronize_set_dirty, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index ba3210b1c1..df4f7c98f3 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ static void do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
     cpu->vcpu_dirty = false;
 }
 
-void kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+void kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
diff --git a/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h b/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h
index a0572ea87a..7e526d3c65 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct AccelOpsClass {
     bool (*cpu_thread_is_idle)(CPUState *cpu);
 
     void (*synchronize_post_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
-    void (*synchronize_post_init)(CPUState *cpu);
+    void (*synchronize_post_init)(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
     void (*synchronize_state)(CPUState *cpu);
     void (*synchronize_pre_loadvm)(CPUState *cpu);
     void (*synchronize_pre_resume)(bool step_pending);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h b/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h
index 22903a55f7..3ee3508411 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 void cpu_synchronize_state(CPUState *cpu);
 void cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu);
 void cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu);
+void cpu_synchronize_post_init_full(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 void cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_HW_ACCEL_H */
diff --git a/softmmu/cpus.c b/softmmu/cpus.c
index 898363a1d0..464c06201c 100644
--- a/softmmu/cpus.c
+++ b/softmmu/cpus.c
@@ -178,13 +178,19 @@ void cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu)
     }
 }
 
-void cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+void cpu_synchronize_post_init_full(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     if (cpus_accel->synchronize_post_init) {
-        cpus_accel->synchronize_post_init(cpu);
+        cpus_accel->synchronize_post_init(cpu, errp);
     }
 }
 
+void cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    /* errp=NULL means we won't capture any error */
+    cpu_synchronize_post_init_full(cpu, NULL);
+}
+
 void cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     if (cpus_accel->synchronize_pre_loadvm) {
diff --git a/stubs/cpu-synchronize-state.c b/stubs/cpu-synchronize-state.c
index d9211da66c..6d2c9f509a 100644
--- a/stubs/cpu-synchronize-state.c
+++ b/stubs/cpu-synchronize-state.c
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ void cpu_synchronize_state(CPUState *cpu)
 void cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
 {
 }
+void cpu_synchronize_post_init_full(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+}
diff --git a/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c b/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c
index b185ee8de4..782d83b531 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax/hax-all.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static void do_hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
     cpu->vcpu_dirty = false;
 }
 
-void hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+void hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
diff --git a/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c b/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c
index b75738ee9c..f429e940af 100644
--- a/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/nvmm/nvmm-all.c
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ void nvmm_cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu)
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_nvmm_cpu_synchronize_post_reset, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
 
-void nvmm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+void nvmm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_nvmm_cpu_synchronize_post_init, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
diff --git a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
index b22a3314b4..09bf5681ce 100644
--- a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ void whpx_cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu)
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_whpx_cpu_synchronize_post_reset, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
 
-void whpx_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
+void whpx_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_whpx_cpu_synchronize_post_init, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
