diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs
index 53571e8cb32..863a347e121 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ fn llvm_arg_to_arg_name(full_arg: &str) -> &str {
 
     llvm::LLVMInitializePasses();
 
-    let use_new_llvm_pm_plugin_register =
-        sess.opts.debugging_opts.new_llvm_pass_manager.unwrap_or(false);
-
-    // Use the legacy pm registration if the new_llvm_pass_manager option isn't explicitly enabled
-    if !use_new_llvm_pm_plugin_register {
+    // Use the legacy plugin registration if we don't use the new pass manager
+    if !should_use_new_llvm_pass_manager(
+        &sess.opts.debugging_opts.new_llvm_pass_manager,
+        &sess.target.arch,
+    ) {
         // Register LLVM plugins by loading them into the compiler process.
         for plugin in &sess.opts.debugging_opts.llvm_plugins {
             let lib = Library::new(plugin).unwrap_or_else(|e| bug!("couldn't load plugin: {}", e));
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/write.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/write.rs
index d23fe621539..0281fd929c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/write.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/write.rs
@@ -261,11 +261,7 @@ macro_rules! if_regular {
             inline_threshold: sess.opts.cg.inline_threshold,
             new_llvm_pass_manager: sess.opts.debugging_opts.new_llvm_pass_manager,
             emit_lifetime_markers: sess.emit_lifetime_markers(),
-            llvm_plugins: if sess.opts.debugging_opts.new_llvm_pass_manager.unwrap_or(false) {
-                if_regular!(sess.opts.debugging_opts.llvm_plugins.clone(), vec![])
-            } else {
-                vec![]
-            },
+            llvm_plugins: if_regular!(sess.opts.debugging_opts.llvm_plugins.clone(), vec![]),
         }
     }