diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 7e73b3107d..b24cf3828e 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -23263,9 +23263,9 @@ static IrInstGen *ir_analyze_instruction_enum_tag_name(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstSrc
     }
 
     if (target->value->type->id != ZigTypeIdEnum) {
-        ir_add_error(ira, target,
+        ir_add_error(ira, &target->base,
             buf_sprintf("expected enum tag, found '%s'", buf_ptr(&target->value->type->name)));
-        return ira->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+        return ira->codegen->invalid_inst_gen;
     }
 
     if (target->value->type->data.enumeration.src_field_count == 1 &&