diff --git a/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp b/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/InputFiles.cpp
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@
   return t.isArch64Bit() ? ELF64BEKind : ELF32BEKind;
 }
 
-static uint8_t getBitcodeMachineKind(StringRef path, const Triple &t) {
+static uint16_t getBitcodeMachineKind(StringRef path, const Triple &t) {
   switch (t.getArch()) {
   case Triple::aarch64:
     return EM_AARCH64;