diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/proc_macro_harness.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/proc_macro_harness.rs
index 6f61e4cba0776..c9dd114047b76 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/proc_macro_harness.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/proc_macro_harness.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ pub fn inject(
     is_proc_macro_crate: bool,
     has_proc_macro_decls: bool,
     is_test_crate: bool,
-    num_crate_types: usize,
     handler: &rustc_errors::Handler,
 ) -> ast::Crate {
     let ecfg = ExpansionConfig::default("proc_macro".to_string());
@@ -81,10 +80,6 @@ pub fn inject(
         return krate;
     }
 
-    if num_crate_types > 1 {
-        handler.err("cannot mix `proc-macro` crate type with others");
-    }
-
     if is_test_crate {
         return krate;
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
index 33bf670f570f8..34e619540d272 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
@@ -382,8 +382,18 @@ pub fn configure_and_expand(
     });
 
     let crate_types = sess.crate_types();
+    let is_executable_crate = crate_types.contains(&CrateType::Executable);
     let is_proc_macro_crate = crate_types.contains(&CrateType::ProcMacro);
 
+    if crate_types.len() > 1 {
+        if is_executable_crate {
+            sess.err("cannot mix `bin` crate type with others");
+        }
+        if is_proc_macro_crate {
+            sess.err("cannot mix `proc-macro` crate type with others");
+        }
+    }
+
     // For backwards compatibility, we don't try to run proc macro injection
     // if rustdoc is run on a proc macro crate without '--crate-type proc-macro' being
     // specified. This should only affect users who manually invoke 'rustdoc', as
@@ -400,7 +410,6 @@ pub fn configure_and_expand(
         msg.emit()
     } else {
         krate = sess.time("maybe_create_a_macro_crate", || {
-            let num_crate_types = crate_types.len();
             let is_test_crate = sess.opts.test;
             rustc_builtin_macros::proc_macro_harness::inject(
                 sess,
@@ -409,7 +418,6 @@ pub fn configure_and_expand(
                 is_proc_macro_crate,
                 has_proc_macro_decls,
                 is_test_crate,
-                num_crate_types,
                 sess.diagnostic(),
             )
         });