diff --git a/include/llvm/Object/ArchiveWriter.h b/include/llvm/Object/ArchiveWriter.h
index 1ed758d40df..71b45293b2b 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Object/ArchiveWriter.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Object/ArchiveWriter.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct NewArchiveMember {
                                             bool Deterministic);
 };
 
-std::pair<StringRef, std::error_code>
+std::error_code
 writeArchive(StringRef ArcName, std::vector<NewArchiveMember> &NewMembers,
              bool WriteSymtab, object::Archive::Kind Kind, bool Deterministic,
              bool Thin, std::unique_ptr<MemoryBuffer> OldArchiveBuf = nullptr);
diff --git a/lib/Object/ArchiveWriter.cpp b/lib/Object/ArchiveWriter.cpp
index b052c76d1fe..91aa3739229 100644
--- a/lib/Object/ArchiveWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/ArchiveWriter.cpp
@@ -376,9 +376,8 @@ writeSymbolTable(raw_fd_ostream &Out, object::Archive::Kind Kind,
   return BodyStartOffset + 4;
 }
 
-std::pair<StringRef, std::error_code>
-llvm::writeArchive(StringRef ArcName,
-                   std::vector<NewArchiveMember> &NewMembers,
+std::error_code
+llvm::writeArchive(StringRef ArcName, std::vector<NewArchiveMember> &NewMembers,
                    bool WriteSymtab, object::Archive::Kind Kind,
                    bool Deterministic, bool Thin,
                    std::unique_ptr<MemoryBuffer> OldArchiveBuf) {
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ llvm::writeArchive(StringRef ArcName,
   int TmpArchiveFD;
   if (auto EC = sys::fs::createUniqueFile(ArcName + ".temp-archive-%%%%%%%.a",
                                           TmpArchiveFD, TmpArchive))
-    return std::make_pair(ArcName, EC);
+    return EC;
 
   tool_output_file Output(TmpArchive, TmpArchiveFD);
   raw_fd_ostream &Out = Output.os();
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ llvm::writeArchive(StringRef ArcName,
     ErrorOr<unsigned> MemberReferenceOffsetOrErr = writeSymbolTable(
         Out, Kind, NewMembers, MemberOffsetRefs, Deterministic);
     if (auto EC = MemberReferenceOffsetOrErr.getError())
-      return std::make_pair(ArcName, EC);
+      return EC;
     MemberReferenceOffset = MemberReferenceOffsetOrErr.get();
   }
 
@@ -465,5 +464,5 @@ llvm::writeArchive(StringRef ArcName,
   OldArchiveBuf.reset();
 
   sys::fs::rename(TmpArchive, ArcName);
-  return std::make_pair("", std::error_code());
+  return std::error_code();
 }
diff --git a/lib/Object/COFFImportFile.cpp b/lib/Object/COFFImportFile.cpp
index 8383edf45af..5f4b8908837 100644
--- a/lib/Object/COFFImportFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/COFFImportFile.cpp
@@ -604,11 +604,9 @@ std::error_code writeImportLibrary(StringRef ImportName, StringRef Path,
         OF.createShortImport(*Name, E.Ordinal, ImportType, NameType));
   }
 
-  std::pair<StringRef, std::error_code> Result =
-      writeArchive(Path, Members, /*WriteSymtab*/ true, object::Archive::K_GNU,
-                   /*Deterministic*/ true, /*Thin*/ false);
-
-  return Result.second;
+  return writeArchive(Path, Members, /*WriteSymtab*/ true,
+                      object::Archive::K_GNU,
+                      /*Deterministic*/ true, /*Thin*/ false);
 }
 
 } // namespace object
diff --git a/lib/ToolDrivers/llvm-lib/LibDriver.cpp b/lib/ToolDrivers/llvm-lib/LibDriver.cpp
index afda6a1388c..912a09316d6 100644
--- a/lib/ToolDrivers/llvm-lib/LibDriver.cpp
+++ b/lib/ToolDrivers/llvm-lib/LibDriver.cpp
@@ -153,15 +153,14 @@ int llvm::libDriverMain(llvm::ArrayRef<const char*> ArgsArr) {
     Members.emplace_back(std::move(*MOrErr));
   }
 
-  std::pair<StringRef, std::error_code> Result =
-      llvm::writeArchive(getOutputPath(&Args, Members[0]), Members,
+  std::string OutputPath = getOutputPath(&Args, Members[0]);
+  std::error_code EC =
+      llvm::writeArchive(OutputPath, Members,
                          /*WriteSymtab=*/true, object::Archive::K_GNU,
                          /*Deterministic*/ true, Args.hasArg(OPT_llvmlibthin));
 
-  if (Result.second) {
-    if (Result.first.empty())
-      Result.first = ArgsArr[0];
-    llvm::errs() << Result.first << ": " << Result.second.message() << "\n";
+  if (EC) {
+    llvm::errs() << OutputPath << ": " << EC.message() << "\n";
     return 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp b/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp
index af4d3efa52f..4fe12efb7ec 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp
@@ -688,10 +688,10 @@ performWriteOperation(ArchiveOperation Operation,
     break;
   }
 
-  std::pair<StringRef, std::error_code> Result =
+  std::error_code EC =
       writeArchive(ArchiveName, NewMembersP ? *NewMembersP : NewMembers, Symtab,
                    Kind, Deterministic, Thin, std::move(OldArchiveBuf));
-  failIfError(Result.second, Result.first);
+  failIfError(EC, ArchiveName);
 }
 
 static void createSymbolTable(object::Archive *OldArchive) {