diff --git a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_internal/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_internal/mod.rs
index 4496a58327e..1c5a0924f4a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_internal/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_internal/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::AllocId;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_session::EarlyErrorHandler;
 pub use rustc_span::def_id::{CrateNum, DefId};
-use rustc_span::ErrorGuaranteed;
 
 fn with_tables<R>(mut f: impl FnMut(&mut Tables<'_>) -> R) -> R {
     let mut ret = None;
@@ -211,11 +210,14 @@ where
 
     /// Runs the compiler against given target and tests it with `test_function`
     pub fn run(mut self) -> Result<T, CompilerError> {
-        rustc_driver::catch_fatal_errors(|| {
-            RunCompiler::new(&self.args.clone(), &mut self).run().unwrap();
-        })
-        .map_err(|e| <ErrorGuaranteed as Into<CompilerError>>::into(e))?;
-        Ok(self.result.unwrap())
+        let compiler_result = rustc_driver::catch_fatal_errors(|| {
+            RunCompiler::new(&self.args.clone(), &mut self).run()
+        });
+        match compiler_result {
+            Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(self.result.unwrap()),
+            Ok(Err(_)) => Err(CompilerError::CompilationFailed),
+            Err(_) => Err(CompilerError::ICE),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs
index 827b51e8a36..3909c3d85eb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs
@@ -1456,6 +1456,6 @@ impl<'tcx> Stable<'tcx> for rustc_span::Span {
 
 impl From<ErrorGuaranteed> for CompilerError {
     fn from(_error: ErrorGuaranteed) -> Self {
-        CompilerError
+        CompilerError::CompilationFailed
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/stable_mir/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/stable_mir/mod.rs
index 281d5aafb4c..bdbbab68e39 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/stable_mir/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/stable_mir/mod.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ pub type ImplTraitDecls = Vec<ImplDef>;
 
 /// An error type used to represent an error that has already been reported by the compiler.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct CompilerError;
+pub enum CompilerError {
+    /// Internal compiler error (I.e.: Compiler crashed).
+    ICE,
+    /// Compilation failed.
+    CompilationFailed,
+}
 
 /// Holds information about a crate.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
diff --git a/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/crate-info.rs b/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/crate-info.rs
index 00dce3e004e..5439a884637 100644
--- a/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/crate-info.rs
+++ b/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/crate-info.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ fn main() {
         CRATE_NAME.to_string(),
         path.to_string(),
     ];
-    rustc_internal::StableMir::new(args, test_stable_mir).run();
+    rustc_internal::StableMir::new(args, test_stable_mir).run().unwrap();
 }
 
 fn generate_input(path: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {