2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index 4ce63825129..c7af40a8ad4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -1803,6 +1803,7 @@ options! {
         "output statistics about monomorphization collection"),
     dump_mono_stats_format: DumpMonoStatsFormat = (DumpMonoStatsFormat::Markdown, parse_dump_mono_stats, [UNTRACKED],
         "the format to use for -Z dump-mono-stats (`markdown` (default) or `json`)"),
+    #[rustc_lint_opt_deny_field_access("use `Session::dwarf_version` instead of this field")]
     dwarf_version: Option<u32> = (None, parse_opt_number, [TRACKED],
         "version of DWARF debug information to emit (default: 2 or 4, depending on platform)"),
     dylib_lto: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
index 1f03de3f53d..c0f5f0d4a9e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
@@ -732,6 +732,11 @@ impl Session {
         self.opts.cg.split_debuginfo.unwrap_or(self.target.split_debuginfo)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the DWARF version passed on the CLI or the default for the target.
+    pub fn dwarf_version(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.opts.unstable_opts.dwarf_version.unwrap_or(self.target.default_dwarf_version)
+    }
+
     pub fn stack_protector(&self) -> StackProtector {
         if self.target.options.supports_stack_protector {
             self.opts.unstable_opts.stack_protector
@@ -1263,8 +1268,7 @@ fn validate_commandline_args_with_session_available(sess: &Session) {
     }
 
     if sess.opts.unstable_opts.embed_source {
-        let dwarf_version =
-            sess.opts.unstable_opts.dwarf_version.unwrap_or(sess.target.default_dwarf_version);
+        let dwarf_version = sess.dwarf_version();
 
         if dwarf_version < 5 {
             sess.dcx().emit_warn(errors::EmbedSourceInsufficientDwarfVersion { dwarf_version });