diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 47923663be..7ed8ef21cb 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -3492,10 +3492,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    if (qcrypto_init(&local_error) < 0) {
-        error_reportf_err(local_error, "cannot initialize crypto: ");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    qcrypto_init(&error_fatal);
 
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
     bdrv_init();
diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 5ef3ef7f35..d977a6e553 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -466,10 +466,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     progname = basename(argv[0]);
     qemu_init_exec_dir(argv[0]);
 
-    if (qcrypto_init(&local_error) < 0) {
-        error_reportf_err(local_error, "cannot initialize crypto: ");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    qcrypto_init(&error_fatal);
 
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_object_opts);
diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index d59b187780..6554f0ab65 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -527,10 +527,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     sa_sigterm.sa_handler = termsig_handler;
     sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa_sigterm, NULL);
 
-    if (qcrypto_init(&local_err) < 0) {
-        error_reportf_err(local_err, "cannot initialize crypto: ");
-        exit(1);
-    }
+    qcrypto_init(&error_fatal);
 
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
     qemu_add_opts(&qemu_object_opts);