diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
index 053e02e7a..c42e4a053 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub struct Block<T: DiskFile> {
     config: VirtioBlockConfig,
     queue_evts: Option<Vec<EventFd>>,
     interrupt_cb: Option<Arc<dyn VirtioInterrupt>>,
-    epoll_threads: Option<Vec<thread::JoinHandle<result::Result<(), EpollHelperError>>>>,
+    epoll_threads: Option<Vec<thread::JoinHandle<()>>>,
     pause_evt: Option<EventFd>,
     paused: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     queue_size: Vec<u16>,
@@ -542,10 +542,11 @@ impl<T: 'static + DiskFile + Send> VirtioDevice for Block<T> {
             thread::Builder::new()
                 .name("virtio_blk".to_string())
                 .spawn(move || {
-                    SeccompFilter::apply(virtio_blk_seccomp_filter)
-                        .map_err(EpollHelperError::ApplySeccompFilter)?;
-
-                    handler.run(paused)
+                    if let Err(e) = SeccompFilter::apply(virtio_blk_seccomp_filter) {
+                        error!("Error applying seccomp filter: {:?}", e);
+                    } else if let Err(e) = handler.run(paused) {
+                        error!("Error running worker: {:?}", e);
+                    }
                 })
                 .map(|thread| epoll_threads.push(thread))
                 .map_err(|e| {
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/epoll_helper.rs b/virtio-devices/src/epoll_helper.rs
index d0bae0b6b..0cf306aa9 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/epoll_helper.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/epoll_helper.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub enum EpollHelperError {
     CreateFd(std::io::Error),
     Ctl(std::io::Error),
     Wait(std::io::Error),
-    ApplySeccompFilter(seccomp::Error),
 }
 
 pub const EPOLL_HELPER_EVENT_PAUSE: u16 = 0;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs b/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
index 89018433f..aa630d3d6 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/pmem.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ pub struct Pmem {
     config: VirtioPmemConfig,
     queue_evts: Option<Vec<EventFd>>,
     interrupt_cb: Option<Arc<dyn VirtioInterrupt>>,
-    epoll_threads: Option<Vec<thread::JoinHandle<result::Result<(), EpollHelperError>>>>,
+    epoll_threads: Option<Vec<thread::JoinHandle<()>>>,
     paused: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     mapping: UserspaceMapping,
     seccomp_action: SeccompAction,
@@ -468,10 +468,11 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Pmem {
             thread::Builder::new()
                 .name("virtio_pmem".to_string())
                 .spawn(move || {
-                    SeccompFilter::apply(virtio_pmem_seccomp_filter)
-                        .map_err(DeviceError::ApplySeccompFilter)?;
-
-                    handler.run(paused)
+                    if let Err(e) = SeccompFilter::apply(virtio_pmem_seccomp_filter) {
+                        error!("Error applying seccomp filter: {:?}", e);
+                    } else if let Err(e) = handler.run(paused) {
+                        error!("Error running worker: {:?}", e);
+                    }
                 })
                 .map(|thread| epoll_threads.push(thread))
                 .map_err(|e| {
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs b/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
index 97af3777f..0e0a309d0 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/rng.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub struct Rng {
     acked_features: u64,
     queue_evts: Option<Vec<EventFd>>,
     interrupt_cb: Option<Arc<dyn VirtioInterrupt>>,
-    epoll_threads: Option<Vec<thread::JoinHandle<result::Result<(), EpollHelperError>>>>,
+    epoll_threads: Option<Vec<thread::JoinHandle<()>>>,
     paused: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     seccomp_action: SeccompAction,
 }
@@ -295,10 +295,11 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Rng {
             thread::Builder::new()
                 .name("virtio_rng".to_string())
                 .spawn(move || {
-                    SeccompFilter::apply(virtio_rng_seccomp_filter)
-                        .map_err(DeviceError::ApplySeccompFilter)?;
-
-                    handler.run(paused)
+                    if let Err(e) = SeccompFilter::apply(virtio_rng_seccomp_filter) {
+                        error!("Error applying seccomp filter: {:?}", e);
+                    } else if let Err(e) = handler.run(paused) {
+                        error!("Error running worker: {:?}", e);
+                    }
                 })
                 .map(|thread| epoll_threads.push(thread))
                 .map_err(|e| {