diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/AsmParser/RISCVAsmParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/AsmParser/RISCVAsmParser.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/AsmParser/RISCVAsmParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/AsmParser/RISCVAsmParser.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@
       errs() << "Hard-float 'd' ABI can't be used for a target that "
                 "doesn't support the D instruction set extension (ignoring "
                 "target-abi)\n";
+    } else if (!ABIName.endswith("e") &&
+               getSTI().getFeatureBits()[RISCV::FeatureRV32E]) {
+      errs() << "Only the ilp32e ABI is supported for RV32E (ignoring "
+                "target-abi)\n";
     }
 
     const MCObjectFileInfo *MOFI = Parser.getContext().getObjectFileInfo();
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/MCTargetDesc/RISCVBaseInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/MCTargetDesc/RISCVBaseInfo.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/MCTargetDesc/RISCVBaseInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/MCTargetDesc/RISCVBaseInfo.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@
     errs() << "64-bit ABIs are not supported for 32-bit targets (ignoring "
               "target-abi)\n";
     TargetABI = ABI_Unknown;
-  } else if (IsRV32E && TargetABI != ABI_ILP32E && TargetABI != ABI_Unknown) {
-    // TODO: move this checking to RISCVTargetLowering and RISCVAsmParser
-    errs()
-        << "Only the ilp32e ABI is supported for RV32E (ignoring target-abi)\n";
-    TargetABI = ABI_Unknown;
   }
 
   if (TargetABI != ABI_Unknown)
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/target-abi-invalid.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/target-abi-invalid.ll
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/target-abi-invalid.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/target-abi-invalid.ll
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 ; RV64I-LP64D: Hard-float 'd' ABI can't be used for a target that doesn't support the D instruction set extension (ignoring target-abi)
 ; RV64IF-LP64D: Hard-float 'd' ABI can't be used for a target that doesn't support the D instruction set extension (ignoring target-abi)
 
+; RUN: llc -mtriple=riscv32 -mattr=+e < %s 2>&1 \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=RV32-ILP32E %s
+
+; RV32-ILP32E: Only the ilp32e ABI is supported for RV32E (ignoring target-abi)
 define void @nothing() nounwind {
   ret void
 }