diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs
index 421c6aca1a978..a4e17a5f675be 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
 
 pub fn provide_extern(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     providers.wasm_import_module_map = |tcx, cnum| {
-        // Build up a map from DefId to a `NativeLibrary` structure, where
-        // `NativeLibrary` internally contains information about
+        // Build up a map from DefId to a `NativeLib` structure, where
+        // `NativeLib` internally contains information about
         // `#[link(wasm_import_module = "...")]` for example.
         let native_libs = tcx.native_libraries(cnum);
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
index 83faffb09ab18..5de60b5b9c826 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/link.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_fs_util::fix_windows_verbatim_for_gcc;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::CrateNum;
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{EncodedMetadata, LibSource, NativeLibrary, NativeLibraryKind};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{EncodedMetadata, LibSource, NativeLib};
 use rustc_middle::middle::dependency_format::Linkage;
 use rustc_session::config::{self, CFGuard, CrateType, DebugInfo};
 use rustc_session::config::{OutputFilenames, OutputType, PrintRequest, Sanitizer};
 use rustc_session::output::{check_file_is_writeable, invalid_output_for_target, out_filename};
 use rustc_session::search_paths::PathKind;
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 /// For all the linkers we support, and information they might
 /// need out of the shared crate context before we get rid of it.
 use rustc_session::{filesearch, Session};
@@ -328,11 +329,12 @@ fn link_rlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
     // metadata of the rlib we're generating somehow.
     for lib in codegen_results.crate_info.used_libraries.iter() {
         match lib.kind {
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic => {}
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle
-            | NativeLibraryKind::NativeFramework
-            | NativeLibraryKind::NativeRawDylib
-            | NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown => continue,
+            NativeLibKind::StaticBundle => {}
+            NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle
+            | NativeLibKind::Dylib
+            | NativeLibKind::Framework
+            | NativeLibKind::RawDylib
+            | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => continue,
         }
         if let Some(name) = lib.name {
             ab.add_native_library(name);
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ fn link_staticlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
         // object files come from where and selectively skip them.
         let skip_object_files = native_libs
             .iter()
-            .any(|lib| lib.kind == NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic && !relevant_lib(sess, lib));
+            .any(|lib| lib.kind == NativeLibKind::StaticBundle && !relevant_lib(sess, lib));
         ab.add_rlib(
             path,
             &name.as_str(),
@@ -908,26 +910,28 @@ enum RlibFlavor {
     StaticlibBase,
 }
 
-fn print_native_static_libs(sess: &Session, all_native_libs: &[NativeLibrary]) {
+fn print_native_static_libs(sess: &Session, all_native_libs: &[NativeLib]) {
     let lib_args: Vec<_> = all_native_libs
         .iter()
         .filter(|l| relevant_lib(sess, l))
         .filter_map(|lib| {
             let name = lib.name?;
             match lib.kind {
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle | NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown => {
+                NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle
+                | NativeLibKind::Dylib
+                | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => {
                     if sess.target.target.options.is_like_msvc {
                         Some(format!("{}.lib", name))
                     } else {
                         Some(format!("-l{}", name))
                     }
                 }
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeFramework => {
+                NativeLibKind::Framework => {
                     // ld-only syntax, since there are no frameworks in MSVC
                     Some(format!("-framework {}", name))
                 }
                 // These are included, no need to print them
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic | NativeLibraryKind::NativeRawDylib => None,
+                NativeLibKind::StaticBundle | NativeLibKind::RawDylib => None,
             }
         })
         .collect();
@@ -1697,11 +1701,11 @@ fn add_local_native_libraries(
             None => continue,
         };
         match lib.kind {
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown => cmd.link_dylib(name),
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeFramework => cmd.link_framework(name),
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle => cmd.link_staticlib(name),
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic => cmd.link_whole_staticlib(name, &search_path),
-            NativeLibraryKind::NativeRawDylib => {
+            NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => cmd.link_dylib(name),
+            NativeLibKind::Framework => cmd.link_framework(name),
+            NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle => cmd.link_staticlib(name),
+            NativeLibKind::StaticBundle => cmd.link_whole_staticlib(name, &search_path),
+            NativeLibKind::RawDylib => {
                 // FIXME(#58713): Proper handling for raw dylibs.
                 bug!("raw_dylib feature not yet implemented");
             }
@@ -1891,7 +1895,7 @@ fn add_upstream_rust_crates<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
         let native_libs = &codegen_results.crate_info.native_libraries[&cnum];
         let skip_native = native_libs
             .iter()
-            .any(|lib| lib.kind == NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic && !relevant_lib(sess, lib));
+            .any(|lib| lib.kind == NativeLibKind::StaticBundle && !relevant_lib(sess, lib));
 
         if (!are_upstream_rust_objects_already_included(sess)
             || ignored_for_lto(sess, &codegen_results.crate_info, cnum))
@@ -2033,9 +2037,9 @@ fn add_upstream_native_libraries(
                 continue;
             }
             match lib.kind {
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown => cmd.link_dylib(name),
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeFramework => cmd.link_framework(name),
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle => {
+                NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified => cmd.link_dylib(name),
+                NativeLibKind::Framework => cmd.link_framework(name),
+                NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle => {
                     // Link "static-nobundle" native libs only if the crate they originate from
                     // is being linked statically to the current crate.  If it's linked dynamically
                     // or is an rlib already included via some other dylib crate, the symbols from
@@ -2047,8 +2051,8 @@ fn add_upstream_native_libraries(
                 // ignore statically included native libraries here as we've
                 // already included them when we included the rust library
                 // previously
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic => {}
-                NativeLibraryKind::NativeRawDylib => {
+                NativeLibKind::StaticBundle => {}
+                NativeLibKind::RawDylib => {
                     // FIXME(#58713): Proper handling for raw dylibs.
                     bug!("raw_dylib feature not yet implemented");
                 }
@@ -2057,7 +2061,7 @@ fn add_upstream_native_libraries(
     }
 }
 
-fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLibrary) -> bool {
+fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLib) -> bool {
     match lib.cfg {
         Some(ref cfg) => rustc_attr::cfg_matches(cfg, &sess.parse_sess, None),
         None => true,
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
index 29398db6ff8a9..ed5448ca8bac4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::query::Providers;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Instance, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_session::cgu_reuse_tracker::CguReuse;
 use rustc_session::config::{self, EntryFnType};
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_symbol_mangling::test as symbol_names_test;
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@ pub fn provide_both(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
             .native_libraries(krate)
             .iter()
             .filter(|lib| {
-                if lib.kind != cstore::NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown {
+                if !matches!(lib.kind, NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified) {
                     return false;
                 }
                 let cfg = match lib.cfg {
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/lib.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/lib.rs
index 7dc09b595c36e..bd3721850f35f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::sync::Lrc;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::CrateNum;
 use rustc_hir::LangItem;
 use rustc_middle::dep_graph::WorkProduct;
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, LibSource, NativeLibrary};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, LibSource, NativeLib};
 use rustc_middle::middle::dependency_format::Dependencies;
 use rustc_middle::ty::query::Providers;
 use rustc_session::config::{OutputFilenames, OutputType, RUST_CGU_EXT};
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ pub struct CrateInfo {
     pub compiler_builtins: Option<CrateNum>,
     pub profiler_runtime: Option<CrateNum>,
     pub is_no_builtins: FxHashSet<CrateNum>,
-    pub native_libraries: FxHashMap<CrateNum, Lrc<Vec<NativeLibrary>>>,
+    pub native_libraries: FxHashMap<CrateNum, Lrc<Vec<NativeLib>>>,
     pub crate_name: FxHashMap<CrateNum, String>,
-    pub used_libraries: Lrc<Vec<NativeLibrary>>,
+    pub used_libraries: Lrc<Vec<NativeLib>>,
     pub link_args: Lrc<Vec<String>>,
     pub used_crate_source: FxHashMap<CrateNum, Lrc<CrateSource>>,
     pub used_crates_static: Vec<(CrateNum, LibSource)>,
diff --git a/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs b/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs
index 5e17660f4c60e..0394821d09569 100644
--- a/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::interface::parse_cfgspecs;
 
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_errors::{emitter::HumanReadableErrorType, registry, ColorConfig};
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore;
 use rustc_session::config::Strip;
 use rustc_session::config::{build_configuration, build_session_options, to_crate_config};
 use rustc_session::config::{rustc_optgroups, ErrorOutputType, ExternLocation, Options, Passes};
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ use rustc_session::config::{Externs, OutputType, OutputTypes, Sanitizer, SymbolM
 use rustc_session::getopts;
 use rustc_session::lint::Level;
 use rustc_session::search_paths::SearchPath;
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::{build_session, Session};
 use rustc_span::edition::{Edition, DEFAULT_EDITION};
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
@@ -300,30 +300,30 @@ fn test_native_libs_tracking_hash_different_values() {
 
     // Reference
     v1.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("b"), None, Some(cstore::NativeFramework)),
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("b"), None, NativeLibKind::Framework),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
     ];
 
     // Change label
     v2.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("X"), None, Some(cstore::NativeFramework)),
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("X"), None, NativeLibKind::Framework),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
     ];
 
     // Change kind
     v3.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("b"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("b"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
     ];
 
     // Change new-name
     v4.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("b"), Some(String::from("X")), Some(cstore::NativeFramework)),
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("b"), Some(String::from("X")), NativeLibKind::Framework),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
     ];
 
     assert!(v1.dep_tracking_hash() != v2.dep_tracking_hash());
@@ -345,21 +345,21 @@ fn test_native_libs_tracking_hash_different_order() {
 
     // Reference
     v1.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("b"), None, Some(cstore::NativeFramework)),
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("b"), None, NativeLibKind::Framework),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
     ];
 
     v2.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("b"), None, Some(cstore::NativeFramework)),
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
+        (String::from("b"), None, NativeLibKind::Framework),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
     ];
 
     v3.libs = vec![
-        (String::from("c"), None, Some(cstore::NativeUnknown)),
-        (String::from("a"), None, Some(cstore::NativeStatic)),
-        (String::from("b"), None, Some(cstore::NativeFramework)),
+        (String::from("c"), None, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
+        (String::from("a"), None, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+        (String::from("b"), None, NativeLibKind::Framework),
     ];
 
     assert!(v1.dep_tracking_hash() == v2.dep_tracking_hash());
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
index 51c9950a5dfed..fc4235a3eda09 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/native_libs.rs
@@ -3,22 +3,23 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_errors::struct_span_err;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::itemlikevisit::ItemLikeVisitor;
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{self, NativeLibrary};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::NativeLib;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_session::parse::feature_err;
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Symbol};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
-crate fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Vec<NativeLibrary> {
+crate fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Vec<NativeLib> {
     let mut collector = Collector { tcx, libs: Vec::new() };
     tcx.hir().krate().visit_all_item_likes(&mut collector);
     collector.process_command_line();
     collector.libs
 }
 
-crate fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLibrary) -> bool {
+crate fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLib) -> bool {
     match lib.cfg {
         Some(ref cfg) => attr::cfg_matches(cfg, &sess.parse_sess, None),
         None => true,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ crate fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLibrary) -> bool {
 
 struct Collector<'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-    libs: Vec<NativeLibrary>,
+    libs: Vec<NativeLib>,
 }
 
 impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
                 Some(item) => item,
                 None => continue,
             };
-            let mut lib = NativeLibrary {
+            let mut lib = NativeLib {
                 name: None,
-                kind: cstore::NativeUnknown,
+                kind: NativeLibKind::Unspecified,
                 cfg: None,
                 foreign_module: Some(self.tcx.hir().local_def_id(it.hir_id).to_def_id()),
                 wasm_import_module: None,
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
                         None => continue, // skip like historical compilers
                     };
                     lib.kind = match &*kind.as_str() {
-                        "static" => cstore::NativeStatic,
-                        "static-nobundle" => cstore::NativeStaticNobundle,
-                        "dylib" => cstore::NativeUnknown,
-                        "framework" => cstore::NativeFramework,
-                        "raw-dylib" => cstore::NativeRawDylib,
+                        "static" => NativeLibKind::StaticBundle,
+                        "static-nobundle" => NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle,
+                        "dylib" => NativeLibKind::Dylib,
+                        "framework" => NativeLibKind::Framework,
+                        "raw-dylib" => NativeLibKind::RawDylib,
                         k => {
                             struct_span_err!(
                                 self.tcx.sess,
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
                             .span_label(item.span(), "unknown kind")
                             .span_label(m.span, "")
                             .emit();
-                            cstore::NativeUnknown
+                            NativeLibKind::Unspecified
                         }
                     };
                 } else if item.check_name(sym::name) {
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ impl ItemLikeVisitor<'tcx> for Collector<'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl Collector<'tcx> {
-    fn register_native_lib(&mut self, span: Option<Span>, lib: NativeLibrary) {
+    fn register_native_lib(&mut self, span: Option<Span>, lib: NativeLib) {
         if lib.name.as_ref().map(|&s| s == kw::Invalid).unwrap_or(false) {
             match span {
                 Some(span) => {
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ impl Collector<'tcx> {
             return;
         }
         let is_osx = self.tcx.sess.target.target.options.is_like_osx;
-        if lib.kind == cstore::NativeFramework && !is_osx {
+        if lib.kind == NativeLibKind::Framework && !is_osx {
             let msg = "native frameworks are only available on macOS targets";
             match span {
                 Some(span) => struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, span, E0455, "{}", msg).emit(),
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ impl Collector<'tcx> {
             )
             .emit();
         }
-        if lib.kind == cstore::NativeStaticNobundle && !self.tcx.features().static_nobundle {
+        if lib.kind == NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle && !self.tcx.features().static_nobundle {
             feature_err(
                 &self.tcx.sess.parse_sess,
                 sym::static_nobundle,
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ impl Collector<'tcx> {
             )
             .emit();
         }
-        if lib.kind == cstore::NativeRawDylib && !self.tcx.features().raw_dylib {
+        if lib.kind == NativeLibKind::RawDylib && !self.tcx.features().raw_dylib {
             feature_err(
                 &self.tcx.sess.parse_sess,
                 sym::raw_dylib,
@@ -240,8 +241,8 @@ impl Collector<'tcx> {
                 .drain_filter(|lib| {
                     if let Some(lib_name) = lib.name {
                         if lib_name.as_str() == *name {
-                            if let Some(k) = kind {
-                                lib.kind = k;
+                            if kind != NativeLibKind::Unspecified {
+                                lib.kind = kind;
                             }
                             if let &Some(ref new_name) = new_name {
                                 lib.name = Some(Symbol::intern(new_name));
@@ -255,9 +256,9 @@ impl Collector<'tcx> {
             if existing.is_empty() {
                 // Add if not found
                 let new_name = new_name.as_ref().map(|s| &**s); // &Option<String> -> Option<&str>
-                let lib = NativeLibrary {
+                let lib = NativeLib {
                     name: Some(Symbol::intern(new_name.unwrap_or(name))),
-                    kind: if let Some(k) = kind { k } else { cstore::NativeUnknown },
+                    kind,
                     cfg: None,
                     foreign_module: None,
                     wasm_import_module: None,
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
index 32149c0afd597..220d74960755f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use rustc_index::vec::{Idx, IndexVec};
 use rustc_middle::dep_graph::{self, DepNode, DepNodeExt, DepNodeIndex};
 use rustc_middle::hir::exports::Export;
 use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, ExternCrate};
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLibrary};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLib};
 use rustc_middle::middle::exported_symbols::{ExportedSymbol, SymbolExportLevel};
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::{AllocDecodingSession, AllocDecodingState};
 use rustc_middle::mir::{self, interpret, Body, Promoted};
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadataRef<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    fn get_native_libraries(&self, sess: &Session) -> Vec<NativeLibrary> {
+    fn get_native_libraries(&self, sess: &Session) -> Vec<NativeLib> {
         if self.root.is_proc_macro_crate() {
             // Proc macro crates do not have any *target* native libraries.
             vec![]
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
index b18272675c0b2..1b168bf01178c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::{CrateNum, DefId, DefIdMap, CRATE_DEF_INDEX, LOCAL_CRATE}
 use rustc_hir::definitions::DefPathTable;
 use rustc_hir::definitions::{DefKey, DefPath, DefPathHash};
 use rustc_middle::hir::exports::Export;
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, CrateStore, EncodedMetadata, NativeLibraryKind};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, CrateStore, EncodedMetadata};
 use rustc_middle::middle::exported_symbols::ExportedSymbol;
 use rustc_middle::middle::stability::DeprecationEntry;
 use rustc_middle::ty::query::Providers;
 use rustc_middle::ty::query::QueryConfig;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::{CrateDisambiguator, Session};
 use rustc_span::source_map::{self, Span, Spanned};
 use rustc_span::symbol::{Ident, Symbol};
@@ -246,11 +247,13 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     // resolve! Does this work? Unsure! That's what the issue is about
     *providers = Providers {
         is_dllimport_foreign_item: |tcx, id| match tcx.native_library_kind(id) {
-            Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown | NativeLibraryKind::NativeRawDylib) => true,
+            Some(NativeLibKind::Dylib | NativeLibKind::RawDylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified) => {
+                true
+            }
             _ => false,
         },
         is_statically_included_foreign_item: |tcx, id| match tcx.native_library_kind(id) {
-            Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic | NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle) => true,
+            Some(NativeLibKind::StaticBundle | NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle) => true,
             _ => false,
         },
         native_library_kind: |tcx, id| {
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs
index 2589e162dffe2..ebe91d3cee2aa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ use rustc_hir::lang_items;
 use rustc_hir::{AnonConst, GenericParamKind};
 use rustc_index::vec::Idx;
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{
-    EncodedMetadata, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLibrary,
-};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{EncodedMetadata, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLib};
 use rustc_middle::middle::dependency_format::Linkage;
 use rustc_middle::middle::exported_symbols::{
     metadata_symbol_name, ExportedSymbol, SymbolExportLevel,
@@ -1355,7 +1353,7 @@ impl EncodeContext<'tcx> {
         self.encode_promoted_mir(def_id);
     }
 
-    fn encode_native_libraries(&mut self) -> Lazy<[NativeLibrary]> {
+    fn encode_native_libraries(&mut self) -> Lazy<[NativeLib]> {
         let used_libraries = self.tcx.native_libraries(LOCAL_CRATE);
         self.lazy(used_libraries.iter().cloned())
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/mod.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/mod.rs
index 669307612055a..89d525eb80b8c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, DefIndex};
 use rustc_hir::lang_items;
 use rustc_index::vec::IndexVec;
 use rustc_middle::hir::exports::Export;
-use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{DepKind, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLibrary};
+use rustc_middle::middle::cstore::{DepKind, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLib};
 use rustc_middle::middle::exported_symbols::{ExportedSymbol, SymbolExportLevel};
 use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, ReprOptions, Ty};
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ crate struct CrateRoot<'tcx> {
     lang_items: Lazy<[(DefIndex, usize)]>,
     lang_items_missing: Lazy<[lang_items::LangItem]>,
     diagnostic_items: Lazy<[(Symbol, DefIndex)]>,
-    native_libraries: Lazy<[NativeLibrary]>,
+    native_libraries: Lazy<[NativeLib]>,
     foreign_modules: Lazy<[ForeignModule]>,
     source_map: Lazy<[rustc_span::SourceFile]>,
     def_path_table: Lazy<rustc_hir::definitions::DefPathTable>,
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/middle/cstore.rs b/src/librustc_middle/middle/cstore.rs
index 012390e8f74b8..97e877df96663 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/middle/cstore.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/middle/cstore.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //! are *mostly* used as a part of that interface, but these should
 //! probably get a better home if someone can find one.
 
-pub use self::NativeLibraryKind::*;
-
 use crate::ty::TyCtxt;
 
 use rustc_ast::ast;
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::{CrateNum, DefId, LOCAL_CRATE};
 use rustc_hir::definitions::{DefKey, DefPath, DefPathHash, DefPathTable};
 use rustc_macros::HashStable;
 use rustc_session::search_paths::PathKind;
-pub use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibraryKind;
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::CrateDisambiguator;
 use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 use rustc_span::Span;
@@ -89,8 +87,8 @@ pub enum LinkagePreference {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable, HashStable)]
-pub struct NativeLibrary {
-    pub kind: NativeLibraryKind,
+pub struct NativeLib {
+    pub kind: NativeLibKind,
     pub name: Option<Symbol>,
     pub cfg: Option<ast::MetaItem>,
     pub foreign_module: Option<DefId>,
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs b/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
index 13cf9a934b72c..f7f5c5df8d67b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ rustc_queries! {
             cache_on_disk_if { key.is_local() }
         }
 
-        query native_libraries(_: CrateNum) -> Lrc<Vec<NativeLibrary>> {
+        query native_libraries(_: CrateNum) -> Lrc<Vec<NativeLib>> {
             desc { "looking up the native libraries of a linked crate" }
         }
 
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ rustc_queries! {
         query is_dllimport_foreign_item(_: DefId) -> bool {}
         query is_statically_included_foreign_item(_: DefId) -> bool {}
         query native_library_kind(_: DefId)
-            -> Option<NativeLibraryKind> {}
+            -> Option<NativeLibKind> {}
     }
 
     Linking {
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/query/mod.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/query/mod.rs
index e1a5a766ca15a..f61fc65ce394c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/query/mod.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use crate::hir::map;
 use crate::infer::canonical::{self, Canonical};
 use crate::lint::LintLevelMap;
 use crate::middle::codegen_fn_attrs::CodegenFnAttrs;
-use crate::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, DepKind, NativeLibraryKind};
-use crate::middle::cstore::{ExternCrate, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLibrary};
+use crate::middle::cstore::{CrateSource, DepKind};
+use crate::middle::cstore::{ExternCrate, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLib};
 use crate::middle::exported_symbols::{ExportedSymbol, SymbolExportLevel};
 use crate::middle::lib_features::LibFeatures;
 use crate::middle::privacy::AccessLevels;
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ use rustc_hir::lang_items::{LangItem, LanguageItems};
 use rustc_hir::{Crate, HirIdSet, ItemLocalId, TraitCandidate};
 use rustc_index::vec::IndexVec;
 use rustc_session::config::{EntryFnType, OptLevel, OutputFilenames, SymbolManglingVersion};
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::CrateDisambiguator;
 use rustc_target::spec::PanicStrategy;
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/config.rs b/src/librustc_session/config.rs
index 5f34a39db05ce..5bdd7b67723b8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/config.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub use crate::options::*;
 
 use crate::lint;
 use crate::search_paths::SearchPath;
-use crate::utils::NativeLibraryKind;
+use crate::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use crate::{early_error, early_warn, Session};
 
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ fn select_debuginfo(
 fn parse_libs(
     matches: &getopts::Matches,
     error_format: ErrorOutputType,
-) -> Vec<(String, Option<String>, Option<NativeLibraryKind>)> {
+) -> Vec<(String, Option<String>, NativeLibKind)> {
     matches
         .opt_strs("l")
         .into_iter()
@@ -1462,13 +1462,11 @@ fn parse_libs(
             let mut parts = s.splitn(2, '=');
             let kind = parts.next().unwrap();
             let (name, kind) = match (parts.next(), kind) {
-                (None, name) => (name, None),
-                (Some(name), "dylib") => (name, Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeUnknown)),
-                (Some(name), "framework") => (name, Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeFramework)),
-                (Some(name), "static") => (name, Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeStatic)),
-                (Some(name), "static-nobundle") => {
-                    (name, Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle))
-                }
+                (None, name) => (name, NativeLibKind::Unspecified),
+                (Some(name), "dylib") => (name, NativeLibKind::Dylib),
+                (Some(name), "framework") => (name, NativeLibKind::Framework),
+                (Some(name), "static") => (name, NativeLibKind::StaticBundle),
+                (Some(name), "static-nobundle") => (name, NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle),
                 (_, s) => {
                     early_error(
                         error_format,
@@ -1480,9 +1478,7 @@ fn parse_libs(
                     );
                 }
             };
-            if kind == Some(NativeLibraryKind::NativeStaticNobundle)
-                && !nightly_options::is_nightly_build()
-            {
+            if kind == NativeLibKind::StaticNoBundle && !nightly_options::is_nightly_build() {
                 early_error(
                     error_format,
                     "the library kind 'static-nobundle' is only \
@@ -2003,7 +1999,7 @@ crate mod dep_tracking {
         SymbolManglingVersion,
     };
     use crate::lint;
-    use crate::utils::NativeLibraryKind;
+    use crate::utils::NativeLibKind;
     use rustc_feature::UnstableFeatures;
     use rustc_span::edition::Edition;
     use rustc_target::spec::{CodeModel, MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy, RelocModel};
@@ -2062,7 +2058,6 @@ crate mod dep_tracking {
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(Option<RelroLevel>);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(Option<lint::Level>);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(Option<PathBuf>);
-    impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(Option<NativeLibraryKind>);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(CrateType);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(MergeFunctions);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(PanicStrategy);
@@ -2073,7 +2068,7 @@ crate mod dep_tracking {
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(DebugInfo);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(UnstableFeatures);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(OutputTypes);
-    impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(NativeLibraryKind);
+    impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(NativeLibKind);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(Sanitizer);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(Option<Sanitizer>);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_via_hash!(CFGuard);
@@ -2088,11 +2083,7 @@ crate mod dep_tracking {
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!(PathBuf);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!(CrateType);
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!((String, lint::Level));
-    impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!((
-        String,
-        Option<String>,
-        Option<NativeLibraryKind>
-    ));
+    impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!((String, Option<String>, NativeLibKind));
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!((String, u64));
     impl_dep_tracking_hash_for_sortable_vec_of!(Sanitizer);
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/options.rs b/src/librustc_session/options.rs
index a8d213a8663c1..3b6c21e7de008 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/options.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/options.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::config::*;
 use crate::early_error;
 use crate::lint;
 use crate::search_paths::SearchPath;
-use crate::utils::NativeLibraryKind;
+use crate::utils::NativeLibKind;
 
 use rustc_target::spec::{CodeModel, LinkerFlavor, MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy};
 use rustc_target::spec::{RelocModel, RelroLevel, TargetTriple, TlsModel};
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ top_level_options!(
         describe_lints: bool [UNTRACKED],
         output_types: OutputTypes [TRACKED],
         search_paths: Vec<SearchPath> [UNTRACKED],
-        libs: Vec<(String, Option<String>, Option<NativeLibraryKind>)> [TRACKED],
+        libs: Vec<(String, Option<String>, NativeLibKind)> [TRACKED],
         maybe_sysroot: Option<PathBuf> [UNTRACKED],
 
         target_triple: TargetTriple [TRACKED],
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/utils.rs b/src/librustc_session/utils.rs
index fda11b647490f..b97308c22cb7d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/utils.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/utils.rs
@@ -11,17 +11,22 @@ impl Session {
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
-pub enum NativeLibraryKind {
-    /// native static library (.a archive)
-    NativeStatic,
-    /// native static library, which doesn't get bundled into .rlibs
-    NativeStaticNobundle,
-    /// macOS-specific
-    NativeFramework,
-    /// Windows dynamic library without import library.
-    NativeRawDylib,
-    /// default way to specify a dynamic library
-    NativeUnknown,
+pub enum NativeLibKind {
+    /// Static library (e.g. `libfoo.a` on Linux or `foo.lib` on Windows/MSVC) included
+    /// when linking a final binary, but not when archiving an rlib.
+    StaticNoBundle,
+    /// Static library (e.g. `libfoo.a` on Linux or `foo.lib` on Windows/MSVC) included
+    /// when linking a final binary, but also included when archiving an rlib.
+    StaticBundle,
+    /// Dynamic library (e.g. `libfoo.so` on Linux)
+    /// or an import library corresponding to a dynamic library (e.g. `foo.lib` on Windows/MSVC).
+    Dylib,
+    /// Dynamic library (e.g. `foo.dll` on Windows) without a corresponding import library.
+    RawDylib,
+    /// A macOS-specific kind of dynamic libraries.
+    Framework,
+    /// The library kind wasn't specified, `Dylib` is currently used as a default.
+    Unspecified,
 }
 
-rustc_data_structures::impl_stable_hash_via_hash!(NativeLibraryKind);
+rustc_data_structures::impl_stable_hash_via_hash!(NativeLibKind);