diff --git a/src/librustc/session/config.rs b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
index 60d5340613c2a..e6203c94bfaa4 100644
--- a/src/librustc/session/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
@@ -155,13 +155,12 @@ impl_stable_hash_via_hash!(OutputType);
 impl OutputType {
     fn is_compatible_with_codegen_units_and_single_output_file(&self) -> bool {
         match *self {
-            OutputType::Exe | OutputType::DepInfo => true,
+            OutputType::Exe | OutputType::DepInfo | OutputType::Metadata => true,
             OutputType::Bitcode
             | OutputType::Assembly
             | OutputType::LlvmAssembly
             | OutputType::Mir
-            | OutputType::Object
-            | OutputType::Metadata => false,
+            | OutputType::Object => false,
         }
     }