diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm/bindings.zig b/src/codegen/llvm/bindings.zig
index 13e0b05064..ca32f40ce4 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm/bindings.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm/bindings.zig
@@ -1186,9 +1186,9 @@ pub extern fn LLVMInitializeM68kAsmParser() void;
 pub extern fn LLVMInitializeCSKYAsmParser() void;
 pub extern fn LLVMInitializeVEAsmParser() void;
 
-extern fn ZigLLDLinkCOFF(argc: c_int, argv: [*:null]const ?[*:0]const u8, can_exit_early: bool, disable_output: bool) c_int;
-extern fn ZigLLDLinkELF(argc: c_int, argv: [*:null]const ?[*:0]const u8, can_exit_early: bool, disable_output: bool) c_int;
-extern fn ZigLLDLinkWasm(argc: c_int, argv: [*:null]const ?[*:0]const u8, can_exit_early: bool, disable_output: bool) c_int;
+extern fn ZigLLDLinkCOFF(argc: c_int, argv: [*:null]const ?[*:0]const u8, can_exit_early: bool, disable_output: bool) bool;
+extern fn ZigLLDLinkELF(argc: c_int, argv: [*:null]const ?[*:0]const u8, can_exit_early: bool, disable_output: bool) bool;
+extern fn ZigLLDLinkWasm(argc: c_int, argv: [*:null]const ?[*:0]const u8, can_exit_early: bool, disable_output: bool) bool;
 
 pub const LinkCOFF = ZigLLDLinkCOFF;
 pub const LinkELF = ZigLLDLinkELF;
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 849aa93d13..00696693f2 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -4481,10 +4481,11 @@ pub fn lldMain(
     defer arena_instance.deinit();
     const arena = arena_instance.allocator();
 
-    // Convert the args to the format llvm-ar expects.
+    // Convert the args to the format LLD expects.
     // We intentionally shave off the zig binary at args[0].
     const argv = try argsCopyZ(arena, args[1..]);
-    const exit_code = rc: {
+    // "If an error occurs, false will be returned."
+    const ok = rc: {
         const llvm = @import("codegen/llvm/bindings.zig");
         const argc = @intCast(c_int, argv.len);
         if (mem.eql(u8, args[1], "ld.lld")) {
@@ -4497,7 +4498,7 @@ pub fn lldMain(
             unreachable;
         }
     };
-    return @bitCast(u8, @truncate(i8, exit_code));
+    return @boolToInt(!ok);
 }
 
 const ArgIteratorResponseFile = process.ArgIteratorGeneral(.{ .comments = true, .single_quotes = true });
diff --git a/src/zig_llvm.cpp b/src/zig_llvm.cpp
index 7cef3d01f7..b71356138d 100644
--- a/src/zig_llvm.cpp
+++ b/src/zig_llvm.cpp
@@ -1335,17 +1335,17 @@ bool ZigLLVMWriteArchive(const char *archive_name, const char **file_names, size
     return false;
 }
 
-int ZigLLDLinkCOFF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output) {
+bool ZigLLDLinkCOFF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output) {
     std::vector<const char *> args(argv, argv + argc);
     return lld::coff::link(args, llvm::outs(), llvm::errs(), can_exit_early, disable_output);
 }
 
-int ZigLLDLinkELF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output) {
+bool ZigLLDLinkELF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output) {
     std::vector<const char *> args(argv, argv + argc);
     return lld::elf::link(args, llvm::outs(), llvm::errs(), can_exit_early, disable_output);
 }
 
-int ZigLLDLinkWasm(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output) {
+bool ZigLLDLinkWasm(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output) {
     std::vector<const char *> args(argv, argv + argc);
     return lld::wasm::link(args, llvm::outs(), llvm::errs(), can_exit_early, disable_output);
 }
diff --git a/src/zig_llvm.h b/src/zig_llvm.h
index ba8c31d668..804caf616e 100644
--- a/src/zig_llvm.h
+++ b/src/zig_llvm.h
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@ ZIG_EXTERN_C const char *ZigLLVMGetVendorTypeName(enum ZigLLVM_VendorType vendor
 ZIG_EXTERN_C const char *ZigLLVMGetOSTypeName(enum ZigLLVM_OSType os);
 ZIG_EXTERN_C const char *ZigLLVMGetEnvironmentTypeName(enum ZigLLVM_EnvironmentType abi);
 
-ZIG_EXTERN_C int ZigLLDLinkCOFF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output);
-ZIG_EXTERN_C int ZigLLDLinkELF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output);
-ZIG_EXTERN_C int ZigLLDLinkWasm(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output);
+ZIG_EXTERN_C bool ZigLLDLinkCOFF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output);
+ZIG_EXTERN_C bool ZigLLDLinkELF(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output);
+ZIG_EXTERN_C bool ZigLLDLinkWasm(int argc, const char **argv, bool can_exit_early, bool disable_output);
 
 ZIG_EXTERN_C bool ZigLLVMWriteArchive(const char *archive_name, const char **file_names, size_t file_name_count,
         enum ZigLLVM_OSType os_type);