diff --git a/src/MachO.zig b/src/MachO.zig
index e5e36676..437fc0a4 100644
--- a/src/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/MachO.zig
@@ -678,7 +678,16 @@ fn parseArchive(self: *MachO, path: []const u8, force_load: bool) !bool {
     const name = try gpa.dupe(u8, path);
     const cpu_arch = self.options.target.cpu_arch.?;
     const reader = file.reader();
-    const fat_offset = try fat.getLibraryOffset(reader, cpu_arch);
+    const fat_offset = fat.getLibraryOffset(reader, cpu_arch) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.MissingArch => {
+            self.base.fatal(
+                "{s}: could not find matching cpu architecture in fat library: expected {s}",
+                .{ name, @tagName(cpu_arch) },
+            );
+            return true;
+        },
+        else => |e| return e,
+    };
     try reader.context.seekTo(fat_offset);
 
     var archive = Archive{
@@ -749,7 +758,16 @@ pub fn parseDylib(
     var file_size = math.cast(usize, file_stat.size) orelse return error.Overflow;
 
     const reader = file.reader();
-    const lib_offset = try fat.getLibraryOffset(reader, cpu_arch);
+    const lib_offset = fat.getLibraryOffset(reader, cpu_arch) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.MissingArch => {
+            self.base.fatal(
+                "{s}: could not find matching cpu architecture in fat library: expected {s}",
+                .{ path, @tagName(cpu_arch) },
+            );
+            return true;
+        },
+        else => |e| return e,
+    };
     try file.seekTo(lib_offset);
     file_size -= lib_offset;
 
@@ -766,6 +784,7 @@ pub fn parseDylib(
         dependent_libs,
         path,
         contents,
+        self,
     ) catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.NotDylib => {
             try file.seekTo(0);
diff --git a/src/MachO/Dylib.zig b/src/MachO/Dylib.zig
index 588a58f6..0728b3ac 100644
--- a/src/MachO/Dylib.zig
+++ b/src/MachO/Dylib.zig
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ pub fn parseFromBinary(
     dependent_libs: anytype,
     name: []const u8,
     data: []align(@alignOf(u64)) const u8,
+    macho_file: *MachO,
 ) !void {
     var stream = std.io.fixedBufferStream(data);
     const reader = stream.reader();
@@ -150,7 +151,14 @@ pub fn parseFromBinary(
         return error.NotDylib;
     }
 
-    const this_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch = try fat.decodeArch(header.cputype, true);
+    const this_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch = switch (header.cputype) {
+        macho.CPU_TYPE_ARM64 => .aarch64,
+        macho.CPU_TYPE_X86_64 => .x86_64,
+        else => |value| {
+            macho_file.base.fatal("unsupported cpu architecture 0x{x}", .{value});
+            return;
+        },
+    };
 
     if (this_arch != cpu_arch) {
         log.err("mismatched cpu architecture: expected {s}, found {s}", .{
diff --git a/src/MachO/fat.zig b/src/MachO/fat.zig
index b7d85141..c1bbe793 100644
--- a/src/MachO/fat.zig
+++ b/src/MachO/fat.zig
@@ -5,19 +5,7 @@ const macho = std.macho;
 const mem = std.mem;
 const native_endian = builtin.target.cpu.arch.endian();
 
-pub fn decodeArch(cputype: macho.cpu_type_t, comptime logError: bool) !std.Target.Cpu.Arch {
-    const cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch = switch (cputype) {
-        macho.CPU_TYPE_ARM64 => .aarch64,
-        macho.CPU_TYPE_X86_64 => .x86_64,
-        else => {
-            if (logError) {
-                log.err("unsupported cpu architecture 0x{x}", .{cputype});
-            }
-            return error.UnsupportedCpuArchitecture;
-        },
-    };
-    return cpu_arch;
-}
+const MachO = @import("../MachO.zig");
 
 fn readFatStruct(reader: anytype, comptime T: type) !T {
     // Fat structures (fat_header & fat_arch) are always written and read to/from
@@ -38,18 +26,16 @@ pub fn getLibraryOffset(reader: anytype, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) !u64 {
         const fat_arch = try readFatStruct(reader, macho.fat_arch);
         // If we come across an architecture that we do not know how to handle, that's
         // fine because we can keep looking for one that might match.
-        const lib_arch = decodeArch(fat_arch.cputype, false) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.UnsupportedCpuArchitecture => continue,
-            else => |e| return e,
+        const lib_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch = switch (fat_arch.cputype) {
+            macho.CPU_TYPE_ARM64 => .aarch64,
+            macho.CPU_TYPE_X86_64 => .x86_64,
+            else => continue,
         };
         if (lib_arch == cpu_arch) {
             // We have found a matching architecture!
             return fat_arch.offset;
         }
-    } else {
-        log.err("Could not find matching cpu architecture in fat library: expected {s}", .{
-            @tagName(cpu_arch),
-        });
-        return error.MismatchedCpuArchitecture;
     }
+
+    return error.MissingArch;
 }