diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs
index 4fd8b0ef4bb..e6ab0e74b7d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/archive.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::str;
 use object::read::macho::FatArch;
 
 use crate::common;
-use crate::errors::ErrorCreatingImportLibrary;
+use crate::errors::{ErrorCreatingImportLibrary, ArchiveBuildFailure};
 use crate::llvm::archive_ro::{ArchiveRO, Child};
 use crate::llvm::{self, ArchiveKind, LLVMMachineType, LLVMRustCOFFShortExport};
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::back::archive::{ArchiveBuilder, ArchiveBuilderBuilder};
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> for LlvmArchiveBuilder<'a> {
     fn build(mut self: Box<Self>, output: &Path) -> bool {
         match self.build_with_llvm(output) {
             Ok(any_members) => any_members,
-            Err(e) => self.sess.fatal(&format!("failed to build archive: {}", e)),
+            Err(e) => self.sess.emit_fatal(ArchiveBuildFailure { error: e }),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/errors.rs
index a652fb4c2a0..12ea4166cf4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/errors.rs
@@ -84,3 +84,9 @@ pub(crate) struct LinkageConstOrMutType {
 #[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
 #[diag(codegen_llvm::sanitizer_memtag_requires_mte)]
 pub(crate) struct SanitizerMemtagRequiresMte;
+
+#[derive(SessionDiagnostic)]
+#[diag(codegen_llvm::archive_build_failure)]
+pub(crate) struct ArchiveBuildFailure {
+    pub error: std::io::Error,
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl
index e4e1abfe219..7ce1bb18d62 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_messages/locales/en-US/codegen_llvm.ftl
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ codegen_llvm_linkage_const_or_mut_type =
 
 codegen_llvm_sanitizer_memtag_requires_mte =
     `-Zsanitizer=memtag` requires `-Ctarget-feature=+mte`
+
+codegen_llvm_archive_build_failure =
+    failed to build archive: {$error}