diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
index a486873d23b0..7b6466454fc9 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void LinkerDriver::main(ArrayRef<const char *> ArgsArr) {
     link<ELF64BE>(Args);
     return;
   default:
-    error("-m or at least a .o file required");
+    error("target emulation unknown: -m or at least one .o file required");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/no-obj.s b/lld/test/ELF/no-obj.s
index 68e9979e3ede..eea10a45d879 100644
--- a/lld/test/ELF/no-obj.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/no-obj.s
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // RUN: llvm-ar rcs %t.a %t.o
 // RUN: not ld.lld -o %t2 -u _start %t.a 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 
-// CHECK: -m or at least a .o file required
+// CHECK: target emulation unknown: -m or at least one .o file required
 
 .global _start
 _start: