1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
index 6aee769298b..dc1664bb2ba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -634,9 +634,9 @@ impl Handler {
         DiagnosticBuilder::new(self, Level::Note, msg)
     }
 
-    pub fn span_fatal(&self, span: impl Into<MultiSpan>, msg: &str) -> FatalError {
+    pub fn span_fatal(&self, span: impl Into<MultiSpan>, msg: &str) -> ! {
         self.emit_diag_at_span(Diagnostic::new(Fatal, msg), span);
-        FatalError
+        FatalError.raise()
     }
 
     pub fn span_fatal_with_code(
@@ -644,9 +644,9 @@ impl Handler {
         span: impl Into<MultiSpan>,
         msg: &str,
         code: DiagnosticId,
-    ) -> FatalError {
+    ) -> ! {
         self.emit_diag_at_span(Diagnostic::new_with_code(Fatal, Some(code), msg), span);
-        FatalError
+        FatalError.raise()
     }
 
     pub fn span_err(&self, span: impl Into<MultiSpan>, msg: &str) {
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ impl Handler {
         db
     }
 
+    // NOTE: intentionally doesn't raise an error so rustc_codegen_ssa only reports fatal errors in the main thread
     pub fn fatal(&self, msg: &str) -> FatalError {
         self.inner.borrow_mut().fatal(msg)
     }