diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs
index 219ec5c51279..cb3f7363957e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs
@@ -539,5 +539,5 @@ pub(crate) struct UnexpectedBuiltinCfg {
 }
 
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
-#[diag("ThinLTO is not supported by the codegen backend")]
+#[diag("ThinLTO is not supported by the codegen backend, using fat LTO instead")]
 pub(crate) struct ThinLtoNotSupportedByBackend;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
index 30840a487273..0548380331be 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
@@ -620,9 +620,9 @@ pub fn lto(&self) -> config::Lto {
             config::LtoCli::Thin => {
                 // The user explicitly asked for ThinLTO
                 if !self.thin_lto_supported {
-                    // Backend doesn't support ThinLTO, disable LTO.
+                    // Backend doesn't support ThinLTO, fallback to fat LTO.
                     self.dcx().emit_warn(errors::ThinLtoNotSupportedByBackend);
-                    return config::Lto::No;
+                    return config::Lto::Fat;
                 }
                 return config::Lto::Thin;
             }