diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
index 2a68443ee38e..16077b3d98fa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -993,10 +993,10 @@ impl DiagCtxt {
                     .emit_diagnostic(Diagnostic::new(Warning, DiagnosticMessage::Str(warnings)));
             }
             (_, 0) => {
-                inner.emit_diagnostic(Diagnostic::new(Fatal, errors));
+                inner.emit_diagnostic(Diagnostic::new(Error, errors));
             }
             (_, _) => {
-                inner.emit_diagnostic(Diagnostic::new(Fatal, format!("{errors}; {warnings}")));
+                inner.emit_diagnostic(Diagnostic::new(Error, format!("{errors}; {warnings}")));
             }
         }