diff --git a/tools/llvm-xray/xray-account.cc b/tools/llvm-xray/xray-account.cc
index 84a7da2470a..671a5a073ee 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-xray/xray-account.cc
+++ b/tools/llvm-xray/xray-account.cc
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static CommandRegistration Unused(&Account, []() -> Error {
         return make_error<StringError>(
             Twine("Failed accounting function calls in file '") + AccountInput +
                 "'.",
-            std::make_error_code(std::errc::bad_message));
+            std::make_error_code(std::errc::executable_format_error));
     }
     switch (AccountOutputFormat) {
     case AccountOutputFormats::TEXT: