diff --git a/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp b/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
--- a/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
+++ b/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "lld/Common/Driver.h"
 #include "lld/Common/ErrorHandler.h"
 #include "lld/Common/Memory.h"
+#include "lld/Common/Version.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/STLExtras.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/StringSwitch.h"
@@ -156,9 +157,9 @@
     else if (f == Wasm)
       return lld::wasm::link;
     else
-      die("lld is a generic driver.\n"
-          "Invoke ld.lld (Unix), ld64.lld (macOS), lld-link (Windows), wasm-ld"
-          " (WebAssembly) instead");
+      die("lld is a generic driver. (" + getLLDVersion() +
+          ")\nInvoke ld.lld (Unix), ld64.lld (macOS), lld-link (Windows), "
+          "wasm-ld (WebAssembly) instead");
   }();
   // Run the driver. If an error occurs, false will be returned.
   bool r = link(args, stdoutOS, stderrOS, exitEarly, inTestOutputDisabled);