diff --git a/lld/ELF/Error.h b/lld/ELF/Error.h
index d0c22f6a5c5e..c5c5df774cbb 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Error.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/Error.h
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ template <typename T> void error(const ErrorOr<T> &V, const Twine &Prefix) {
 LLVM_ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN void fatal(const Twine &Msg);
 LLVM_ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN void fatal(const Twine &Msg, const Twine &Prefix);
 
-inline void check(Error E) {
-  handleAllErrors(std::move(E), [&](llvm::ErrorInfoBase &EIB) {
-    error(EIB.message());
-    return Error::success();
-  });
-}
-
 template <class T> T check(ErrorOr<T> E) {
   if (auto EC = E.getError())
     fatal(EC.message());
diff --git a/lld/ELF/LTO.cpp b/lld/ELF/LTO.cpp
index 6b1192022a56..fc68d4f462fd 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/LTO.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LTO.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ static void diagnosticHandler(const DiagnosticInfo &DI) {
   warn(ErrStorage);
 }
 
+static void checkError(Error E) {
+  handleAllErrors(std::move(E), [&](ErrorInfoBase &EIB) {
+    error(EIB.message());
+    return Error::success();
+  });
+}
+
 static std::unique_ptr<lto::LTO> createLTO() {
   lto::Config Conf;
   lto::ThinBackend Backend;
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<lto::LTO> createLTO() {
   Conf.AAPipeline = Config->LtoAAPipeline;
 
   if (Config->SaveTemps)
-    check(Conf.addSaveTemps(std::string(Config->OutputFile) + ".",
+    checkError(Conf.addSaveTemps(std::string(Config->OutputFile) + ".",
                             /*UseInputModulePath*/ true));
 
   return llvm::make_unique<lto::LTO>(std::move(Conf), Backend, Config->LtoJobs);
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@ void BitcodeCompiler::add(BitcodeFile &F) {
     if (R.Prevailing)
       undefine(Sym);
   }
-  check(LtoObj->add(std::move(F.Obj), Resols));
+  checkError(LtoObj->add(std::move(F.Obj), Resols));
 }
 
 // Merge all the bitcode files we have seen, codegen the result
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ std::vector<InputFile *> BitcodeCompiler::compile() {
         llvm::make_unique<llvm::raw_svector_ostream>(Buff[Task]));
   };
 
-  check(LtoObj->run(AddStream));
+  checkError(LtoObj->run(AddStream));
   if (HasError)
     return Ret;