diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/intrinsicck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/intrinsicck.rs
index 430f4d828b91f..5453575cf12c4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/intrinsicck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/intrinsicck.rs
@@ -75,20 +75,16 @@ fn check_transmute<'tcx>(
     hir_id: HirId,
 ) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaranteed> {
     let span = tcx.hir_span(hir_id);
-    let normalize = |ty| {
-        if let Ok(ty) = tcx.try_normalize_erasing_regions(typing_env, Unnormalized::new_wip(ty)) {
-            ty
-        } else {
-            Ty::new_error_with_message(
-                tcx,
-                span,
-                format!("tried to normalize non-wf type {ty:#?} in check_transmute"),
-            )
-        }
+    let normalize = |ty| -> Result<Ty<'tcx>, ErrorGuaranteed> {
+        tcx.try_normalize_erasing_regions(typing_env, Unnormalized::new_wip(ty)).map_err(|err| {
+            tcx.dcx()
+                .struct_span_err(span, LayoutError::NormalizationFailure(ty, err).to_string())
+                .emit()
+        })
     };
 
-    let from = normalize(from);
-    let to = normalize(to);
+    let from = normalize(from)?;
+    let to = normalize(to)?;
     trace!(?from, ?to);
 
     // Transmutes that are only changing lifetimes are always ok.
diff --git a/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.rs b/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.rs
index a0195224d8ce1..19afe9bc06922 100644
--- a/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ fn opaque<T>() -> impl Project2 {
 fn check<T: Project1>() {
     unsafe {
         std::mem::transmute::<_, ()>(opaque::<T>().get());
-        //~^ ERROR: cannot transmute
-        //~| NOTE: source type: `{type error}` (the type has an unknown layout)
-        //~| NOTE: target type: `()` (0 bits)
+        //~^ ERROR: unable to determine layout
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.stderr b/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.stderr
index 1c78fc6ac41c4..364694f610047 100644
--- a/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/layout/normalization-failure.stderr
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-error[E0512]: cannot transmute between types of different sizes, or dependently-sized types
+error: unable to determine layout for `<impl Project2 as Project2>::Assoc2` because `<impl Project2 as Project2>::Assoc2` cannot be normalized
   --> $DIR/normalization-failure.rs:50:9
    |
 LL |         std::mem::transmute::<_, ()>(opaque::<T>().get());
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = note: source type: `{type error}` (the type has an unknown layout)
-   = note: target type: `()` (0 bits)
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error
 
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0512`.