diff --git a/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener.cpp b/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener.cpp
--- a/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener.cpp
+++ b/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener/LLJITWithGDBRegistrationListener.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                       // Make sure the debug info sections aren't stripped.
                       ObjLinkingLayer->setProcessAllSections(true);
 
-                      return ObjLinkingLayer;
+                      return std::move(ObjLinkingLayer);
                     })
                     .create());
 
diff --git a/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin.cpp b/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin.cpp
--- a/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/llvm/examples/OrcV2Examples/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin/LLJITWithObjectLinkingLayerPlugin.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
                     ES, std::make_unique<jitlink::InProcessMemoryManager>());
                 // Add an instance of our plugin.
                 ObjLinkingLayer->addPlugin(std::make_unique<MyPlugin>());
-                return ObjLinkingLayer;
+                return std::move(ObjLinkingLayer);
               })
           .create());
 
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.h b/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
   }
 
 protected:
-  static std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>
+  static Expected<std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>>
   createObjectLinkingLayer(LLJITBuilderState &S, ExecutionSession &ES);
 
   static Expected<std::unique_ptr<IRCompileLayer::IRCompiler>>
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@
 
 class LLJITBuilderState {
 public:
-  using ObjectLinkingLayerCreator = std::function<std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>(
-      ExecutionSession &, const Triple &TT)>;
+  using ObjectLinkingLayerCreator =
+      std::function<Expected<std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>>(ExecutionSession &,
+                                                           const Triple &)>;
 
   using CompileFunctionCreator =
       std::function<Expected<std::unique_ptr<IRCompileLayer::IRCompiler>>(
diff --git a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.cpp b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/Orc/LLJIT.cpp
@@ -954,8 +954,9 @@
       JTMB->setRelocationModel(Reloc::PIC_);
       JTMB->setCodeModel(CodeModel::Small);
       CreateObjectLinkingLayer =
-          [TPC = this->TPC](ExecutionSession &ES,
-                            const Triple &) -> std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer> {
+          [TPC = this->TPC](
+              ExecutionSession &ES,
+              const Triple &) -> Expected<std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>> {
         std::unique_ptr<ObjectLinkingLayer> ObjLinkingLayer;
         if (TPC)
           ObjLinkingLayer =
@@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@
       makeJITDylibSearchOrder(&JD, JITDylibLookupFlags::MatchAllSymbols), Name);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>
+Expected<std::unique_ptr<ObjectLayer>>
 LLJIT::createObjectLinkingLayer(LLJITBuilderState &S, ExecutionSession &ES) {
 
   // If the config state provided an ObjectLinkingLayer factory then use it.
@@ -1057,8 +1058,7 @@
 
 LLJIT::LLJIT(LLJITBuilderState &S, Error &Err)
     : ES(S.ES ? std::move(S.ES) : std::make_unique<ExecutionSession>()), Main(),
-      DL(""), TT(S.JTMB->getTargetTriple()),
-      ObjLinkingLayer(createObjectLinkingLayer(S, *ES)) {
+      DL(""), TT(S.JTMB->getTargetTriple()) {
 
   ErrorAsOutParameter _(&Err);
 
@@ -1078,6 +1078,12 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  auto ObjLayer = createObjectLinkingLayer(S, *ES);
+  if (!ObjLayer) {
+    Err = ObjLayer.takeError();
+    return;
+  }
+  ObjLinkingLayer = std::move(*ObjLayer);
   ObjTransformLayer =
       std::make_unique<ObjectTransformLayer>(*ES, *ObjLinkingLayer);