Index: lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
===================================================================
--- lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
+++ lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
   SortSectionPolicy readSortKind();
   SymbolAssignment *readProvideHidden(bool Provide, bool Hidden);
   SymbolAssignment *readAssignment(StringRef Tok);
+  std::pair<ELFKind, uint16_t> readBfdName();
   void readSort();
   Expr readAssert();
   Expr readConstant();
@@ -382,10 +383,32 @@
     skip();
 }
 
+std::pair<ELFKind, uint16_t> ScriptParser::readBfdName() {
+  StringRef S = next();
+  if (S == "elf32-i386")
+    return {ELF32LEKind, EM_386};
+  if (S == "elf32-iamcu")
+    return {ELF32LEKind, EM_IAMCU};
+  if (S == "elf32-x86-64")
+    return {ELF32LEKind, EM_X86_64};
+  if (S == "elf64-littleaarch64")
+    return {ELF64LEKind, EM_AARCH64};
+  if (S == "elf64-x86-64")
+    return {ELF64LEKind, EM_X86_64};
+
+  setError("unknown output format name: " + S);
+  return {ELFNoneKind, EM_NONE};
+}
+
+// Parse OUTPUT_FORMAT(bfdname) or OUTPUT_FORMAT(bfdname, big, little).
+// Currently we ignore big and little parameters.
 void ScriptParser::readOutputFormat() {
-  // Error checking only for now.
   expect("(");
-  skip();
+
+  std::pair<ELFKind, uint16_t> BfdName = readBfdName();
+  if (Config->EKind == ELFNoneKind)
+    std::tie(Config->EKind, Config->EMachine) = BfdName;
+
   if (consume(")"))
     return;
   expect(",");
Index: lld/test/ELF/emulation.s
===================================================================
--- lld/test/ELF/emulation.s
+++ lld/test/ELF/emulation.s
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t2x64 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X86-64 %s
 # RUN: ld.lld %tx64 -o %t3x64
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t3x64 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X86-64 %s
+# RUN: echo 'OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf64-x86-64)' > %t4x64.script
+# RUN: ld.lld %t4x64.script %tx64 -o %t4x64
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t4x64 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X86-64 %s
 # X86-64:      ElfHeader {
 # X86-64-NEXT:   Ident {
 # X86-64-NEXT:     Magic: (7F 45 4C 46)
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t2x32 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X32 %s
 # RUN: ld.lld %tx32 -o %t3x32
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t3x32 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X32 %s
+# RUN: echo 'OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-x86-64)' > %t4x32.script
+# RUN: ld.lld %t4x32.script %tx32 -o %t4x32
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t4x32 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X32 %s
 # X32:      ElfHeader {
 # X32-NEXT:   Ident {
 # X32-NEXT:     Magic: (7F 45 4C 46)
@@ -100,6 +106,9 @@
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t2x86 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X86 %s
 # RUN: ld.lld %tx86 -o %t3x86
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t3x86 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X86 %s
+# RUN: echo 'OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-i386)' > %t4x86.script
+# RUN: ld.lld %t4x86.script %tx86 -o %t4x86
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t4x86 | FileCheck --check-prefix=X86 %s
 # X86:      ElfHeader {
 # X86-NEXT:   Ident {
 # X86-NEXT:     Magic: (7F 45 4C 46)
@@ -162,6 +171,9 @@
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t2iamcu | FileCheck --check-prefix=IAMCU %s
 # RUN: ld.lld %tiamcu -o %t3iamcu
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t3iamcu | FileCheck --check-prefix=IAMCU %s
+# RUN: echo 'OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-iamcu)' > %t4iamcu.script
+# RUN: ld.lld %t4iamcu.script %tiamcu -o %t4iamcu
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t4iamcu | FileCheck --check-prefix=IAMCU %s
 # IAMCU:      ElfHeader {
 # IAMCU-NEXT:   Ident {
 # IAMCU-NEXT:     Magic: (7F 45 4C 46)
@@ -373,6 +385,9 @@
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t4aarch64 | FileCheck --check-prefix=AARCH64 %s
 # RUN: ld.lld %taarch64 -o %t5aarch64
 # RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t5aarch64 | FileCheck --check-prefix=AARCH64 %s
+# RUN: echo 'OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf64-littleaarch64)' > %t4aarch64.script
+# RUN: ld.lld %t4aarch64.script %taarch64 -o %t4aarch64
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -file-headers %t4aarch64 | FileCheck --check-prefix=AARCH64 %s
 # AARCH64:      ElfHeader {
 # AARCH64-NEXT:   Ident {
 # AARCH64-NEXT:     Magic: (7F 45 4C 46)
Index: lld/test/ELF/invalid-linkerscript.test
===================================================================
--- lld/test/ELF/invalid-linkerscript.test
+++ lld/test/ELF/invalid-linkerscript.test
@@ -50,5 +50,11 @@
 
 # RUN: echo "OUTPUT_FORMAT(x y z)" > %t8
 # RUN: not ld.lld %t8 no-such-file 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=ERR8 %s
-# ERR8: , expected, but got y
+# RUN: not ld.lld -m elf_amd64 %t8 no-such-file 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=ERR8 %s
+# ERR8: unknown output format name: x
 # ERR8: cannot open no-such-file:
+
+# RUN: echo "OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf64-x86-64 y z)" > %t9
+# RUN: not ld.lld %t9 no-such-file 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=ERR9 %s
+# ERR9: , expected, but got y
+# ERR9: cannot open no-such-file:
Index: lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/output-format.s
===================================================================
--- lld/test/ELF/linkerscript/output-format.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# REQUIRES: x86
-# RUN: echo "OUTPUT_FORMAT(x, y, z)" > %t.script
-# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-freebsd %s -o %t1
-# RUN: ld.lld -shared -o %t2 %t1 %t.script
-# RUN: llvm-readobj %t2 > /dev/null
-
-# RUN: echo "OUTPUT_FORMAT(x, y)" > %t.script
-# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-freebsd %s -o %t1
-# RUN: not ld.lld -shared -o %t2 %t1 %t.script