diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index 333e490d1751..088485a78d9b 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *Elf, arena: Allocator, tid: Zcu.PerThread.Id, prog_nod
             error.MalformedObject,
             error.MalformedArchive,
             error.MismatchedEflags,
-            error.InvalidCpuArch,
+            error.InvalidMachineType,
             => continue, // already reported
             else => |e| try self.reportParseError(
                 obj.path,
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *Elf, arena: Allocator, tid: Zcu.PerThread.Id, prog_nod
 
     for (system_libs.items) |lib| {
         self.parseLibrary(lib, false) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.MalformedObject, error.MalformedArchive, error.InvalidCpuArch => continue, // already reported
+            error.MalformedObject, error.MalformedArchive, error.InvalidMachineType => continue, // already reported
             else => |e| try self.reportParseError(
                 lib.path,
                 "unexpected error: parsing library failed with error {s}",
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ pub fn flushModule(self: *Elf, arena: Allocator, tid: Zcu.PerThread.Id, prog_nod
             error.MalformedObject,
             error.MalformedArchive,
             error.MismatchedEflags,
-            error.InvalidCpuArch,
+            error.InvalidMachineType,
             => continue, // already reported
             else => |e| try self.reportParseError(
                 obj.path,
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ fn dumpArgv(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
 pub const ParseError = error{
     MalformedObject,
     MalformedArchive,
-    InvalidCpuArch,
+    InvalidMachineType,
     MismatchedEflags,
     OutOfMemory,
     Overflow,
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ fn parseLdScript(self: *Elf, lib: SystemLib) ParseError!void {
             .needed = scr_obj.needed,
             .path = full_path,
         }, false) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.MalformedObject, error.MalformedArchive, error.InvalidCpuArch => continue, // already reported
+            error.MalformedObject, error.MalformedArchive, error.InvalidMachineType => continue, // already reported
             else => |e| try self.reportParseError(
                 full_path,
                 "unexpected error: parsing library failed with error {s}",
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Object.zig b/src/link/Elf/Object.zig
index d329218b8d8b..584e5ad6d3e6 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Object.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Object.zig
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn parseCommon(self: *Object, allocator: Allocator, handle: std.fs.File, elf_fil
             "invalid ELF machine type: {s}",
             .{@tagName(self.header.?.e_machine)},
         );
-        return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+        return error.InvalidMachineType;
     }
     try elf_file.validateEFlags(self.index, self.header.?.e_flags);
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig b/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
index 7fdf9116b5f1..9463cad75a73 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn parse(self: *SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf, handle: std.fs.File) !void {
             "invalid ELF machine type: {s}",
             .{@tagName(self.header.?.e_machine)},
         );
-        return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+        return error.InvalidMachineType;
     }
 
     const shoff = std.math.cast(usize, self.header.?.e_shoff) orelse return error.Overflow;
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig b/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig
index 50b9b562d12c..06850f87ac7b 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/relocatable.zig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn flushStaticLib(elf_file: *Elf, comp: *Compilation, module_obj_path: ?[]co
         parsePositional(elf_file, obj.path) catch |err| switch (err) {
             error.MalformedObject,
             error.MalformedArchive,
-            error.InvalidCpuArch,
+            error.InvalidMachineType,
             error.MismatchedEflags,
             => continue, // already reported
             error.UnknownFileType => try elf_file.reportParseError(obj.path, "unknown file type for an object file", .{}),
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn flushObject(elf_file: *Elf, comp: *Compilation, module_obj_path: ?[]const
         elf_file.parsePositional(obj.path, obj.must_link) catch |err| switch (err) {
             error.MalformedObject,
             error.MalformedArchive,
-            error.InvalidCpuArch,
+            error.InvalidMachineType,
             error.MismatchedEflags,
             => continue, // already reported
             else => |e| try elf_file.reportParseError(
diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index d99fc2185e6e..cfcf6b79653a 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ fn parseInputFileWorker(self: *MachO, file: File) void {
             error.MalformedObject,
             error.MalformedDylib,
             error.MalformedTbd,
-            error.InvalidCpuArch,
+            error.InvalidMachineType,
             error.InvalidTarget,
             => {}, // already reported
             else => |e| self.reportParseError2(file.getIndex(), "unexpected error: parsing input file failed with error {s}", .{@errorName(e)}) catch {},
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig b/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
index ce12397be45b..7c52f6937681 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ fn parseBinary(self: *Dylib, macho_file: *MachO) !void {
         macho.CPU_TYPE_X86_64 => .x86_64,
         else => |x| {
             try macho_file.reportParseError2(self.index, "unknown cpu architecture: {d}", .{x});
-            return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+            return error.InvalidMachineType;
         },
     };
     if (macho_file.getTarget().cpu.arch != this_cpu_arch) {
         try macho_file.reportParseError2(self.index, "invalid cpu architecture: {s}", .{@tagName(this_cpu_arch)});
-        return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+        return error.InvalidMachineType;
     }
 
     const lc_buffer = try gpa.alloc(u8, header.sizeofcmds);
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Object.zig b/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
index 38cb82e858ff..ad83777906a7 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) !void {
         macho.CPU_TYPE_X86_64 => .x86_64,
         else => |x| {
             try macho_file.reportParseError2(self.index, "unknown cpu architecture: {d}", .{x});
-            return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+            return error.InvalidMachineType;
         },
     };
     if (cpu_arch != this_cpu_arch) {
         try macho_file.reportParseError2(self.index, "invalid cpu architecture: {s}", .{@tagName(this_cpu_arch)});
-        return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+        return error.InvalidMachineType;
     }
 
     const lc_buffer = try gpa.alloc(u8, self.header.?.sizeofcmds);
@@ -1648,12 +1648,12 @@ pub fn parseAr(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) !void {
         macho.CPU_TYPE_X86_64 => .x86_64,
         else => |x| {
             try macho_file.reportParseError2(self.index, "unknown cpu architecture: {d}", .{x});
-            return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+            return error.InvalidMachineType;
         },
     };
     if (macho_file.getTarget().cpu.arch != this_cpu_arch) {
         try macho_file.reportParseError2(self.index, "invalid cpu architecture: {s}", .{@tagName(this_cpu_arch)});
-        return error.InvalidCpuArch;
+        return error.InvalidMachineType;
     }
 
     const lc_buffer = try gpa.alloc(u8, self.header.?.sizeofcmds);
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/relocatable.zig b/src/link/MachO/relocatable.zig
index e18442b6c2d7..e231360928bf 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/relocatable.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/relocatable.zig
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ fn parseInputFilesAr(macho_file: *MachO) !void {
 
     for (macho_file.objects.items) |index| {
         macho_file.getFile(index).?.parseAr(macho_file) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.InvalidCpuArch => {}, // already reported
+            error.InvalidMachineType => {}, // already reported
             else => |e| try macho_file.reportParseError2(index, "unexpected error: parsing input file failed with error {s}", .{@errorName(e)}),
         };
     }