diff --git a/qemu/qom/object.c b/qemu/qom/object.c
index 2db48cd0..66fa6c48 100644
--- a/qemu/qom/object.c
+++ b/qemu/qom/object.c
@@ -1110,8 +1110,8 @@ static Object *object_resolve_link(struct uc_struct *uc, Object *obj, const char
     target = object_resolve_path_type(uc, path, target_type, &ambiguous);
 
     if (ambiguous) {
-        error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR,
-                  "Path '%s' does not uniquely identify an object", path);
+        error_setg(errp, "Path '%s' does not uniquely identify an object",
+                   path);
     } else if (!target) {
         target = object_resolve_path(uc, path, &ambiguous);
         if (target || ambiguous) {