diff --git a/src-self-hosted/link.zig b/src-self-hosted/link.zig
index 06917cc4906d23ed030e14f03a5f5650fd68d8e9..7c5e645fb58d03949e50bafdd87752f352055a9c 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/link.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/link.zig
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub const File = struct {
             return &c_file.base;
         }
 
-        pub fn fail(self: *C, src: usize, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) anyerror {
+        pub fn fail(self: *C, src: usize, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) error{AnalysisFail, OutOfMemory} {
             self.error_msg = try Module.ErrorMsg.create(self.base.allocator, src, format, args);
             return error.AnalysisFail;
         }