diff --git a/include/llvm/ADT/Triple.h b/include/llvm/ADT/Triple.h
index 9238f5af7a1..0eb0420f564 100644
--- a/include/llvm/ADT/Triple.h
+++ b/include/llvm/ADT/Triple.h
@@ -124,9 +124,14 @@ public:
     CODE16,
     EABI,
     EABIHF,
-    MachO,
     Android,
-    ELF
+  };
+  enum ObjectFormatType {
+    UnknownObjectFormat,
+
+    COFF,
+    ELF,
+    MachO,
   };
 
 private:
@@ -144,13 +149,16 @@ private:
   /// The parsed Environment type.
   EnvironmentType Environment;
 
+  /// The object format type.
+  ObjectFormatType ObjectFormat;
+
 public:
   /// @name Constructors
   /// @{
 
   /// \brief Default constructor is the same as an empty string and leaves all
   /// triple fields unknown.
-  Triple() : Data(), Arch(), Vendor(), OS(), Environment() {}
+  Triple() : Data(), Arch(), Vendor(), OS(), Environment(), ObjectFormat() {}
 
   explicit Triple(const Twine &Str);
   Triple(const Twine &ArchStr, const Twine &VendorStr, const Twine &OSStr);
@@ -189,6 +197,9 @@ public:
   /// getEnvironment - Get the parsed environment type of this triple.
   EnvironmentType getEnvironment() const { return Environment; }
 
+  /// getFormat - Get the object format for this triple.
+  ObjectFormatType getObjectFormat() const { return ObjectFormat; }
+
   /// getOSVersion - Parse the version number from the OS name component of the
   /// triple, if present.
   ///
@@ -344,18 +355,17 @@ public:
 
   /// \brief Tests whether the OS uses the ELF binary format.
   bool isOSBinFormatELF() const {
-    return !isOSBinFormatMachO() && !isOSBinFormatCOFF();
+    return getObjectFormat() == Triple::ELF;
   }
 
   /// \brief Tests whether the OS uses the COFF binary format.
   bool isOSBinFormatCOFF() const {
-    return getEnvironment() != Triple::ELF &&
-           getEnvironment() != Triple::MachO && isOSWindows();
+    return getObjectFormat() == Triple::COFF;
   }
 
   /// \brief Tests whether the environment is MachO.
   bool isOSBinFormatMachO() const {
-    return getEnvironment() == Triple::MachO || isOSDarwin();
+    return getObjectFormat() == Triple::MachO;
   }
 
   /// @}
@@ -378,6 +388,9 @@ public:
   /// to a known type.
   void setEnvironment(EnvironmentType Kind);
 
+  /// setObjectFormat - Set the object file format
+  void setObjectFormat(ObjectFormatType Kind);
+
   /// setTriple - Set all components to the new triple \p Str.
   void setTriple(const Twine &Str);
 
diff --git a/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp b/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp
index 9a512d561fe..6b21cd3dd1c 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp
@@ -736,10 +736,10 @@ void MCObjectFileInfo::InitMCObjectFileInfo(StringRef TT, Reloc::Model relocm,
        Arch == Triple::arm || Arch == Triple::thumb ||
        Arch == Triple::ppc || Arch == Triple::ppc64 ||
        Arch == Triple::UnknownArch) &&
-      (T.isOSDarwin() || T.getEnvironment() == Triple::MachO)) {
+      (T.isOSDarwin() || T.isOSBinFormatMachO())) {
     Env = IsMachO;
     InitMachOMCObjectFileInfo(T);
-  } else if (T.isOSWindows() && T.getEnvironment() != Triple::ELF) {
+  } else if (T.isOSWindows() && !T.isOSBinFormatELF()) {
     assert((Arch == Triple::x86 || Arch == Triple::x86_64) &&
            "expected x86 or x86_64");
     Env = IsCOFF;
diff --git a/lib/Support/Triple.cpp b/lib/Support/Triple.cpp
index e7bb1accd10..d09931a3456 100644
--- a/lib/Support/Triple.cpp
+++ b/lib/Support/Triple.cpp
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@ const char *Triple::getEnvironmentTypeName(EnvironmentType Kind) {
   case CODE16: return "code16";
   case EABI: return "eabi";
   case EABIHF: return "eabihf";
-  case MachO: return "macho";
   case Android: return "android";
-  case ELF: return "elf";
   }
 
   llvm_unreachable("Invalid EnvironmentType!");
@@ -310,12 +308,36 @@ static Triple::EnvironmentType parseEnvironment(StringRef EnvironmentName) {
     .StartsWith("gnux32", Triple::GNUX32)
     .StartsWith("code16", Triple::CODE16)
     .StartsWith("gnu", Triple::GNU)
-    .StartsWith("macho", Triple::MachO)
     .StartsWith("android", Triple::Android)
-    .StartsWith("elf", Triple::ELF)
     .Default(Triple::UnknownEnvironment);
 }
 
+static Triple::ObjectFormatType parseFormat(StringRef EnvironmentName) {
+  return StringSwitch<Triple::ObjectFormatType>(EnvironmentName)
+    .EndsWith("coff", Triple::COFF)
+    .EndsWith("elf", Triple::ELF)
+    .EndsWith("macho", Triple::MachO)
+    .Default(Triple::UnknownObjectFormat);
+}
+
+static const char *getObjectFormatTypeName(Triple::ObjectFormatType Kind) {
+  switch (Kind) {
+  case Triple::UnknownObjectFormat: return "";
+  case Triple::COFF: return "coff";
+  case Triple::ELF: return "elf";
+  case Triple::MachO: return "macho";
+  }
+  llvm_unreachable("unknown object format type");
+}
+
+static Triple::ObjectFormatType getDefaultFormat(const Triple &T) {
+  if (T.isOSDarwin())
+    return Triple::MachO;
+  else if (T.isOSWindows())
+    return Triple::COFF;
+  return Triple::ELF;
+}
+
 /// \brief Construct a triple from the string representation provided.
 ///
 /// This stores the string representation and parses the various pieces into
@@ -325,7 +347,10 @@ Triple::Triple(const Twine &Str)
       Arch(parseArch(getArchName())),
       Vendor(parseVendor(getVendorName())),
       OS(parseOS(getOSName())),
-      Environment(parseEnvironment(getEnvironmentName())) {
+      Environment(parseEnvironment(getEnvironmentName())),
+      ObjectFormat(parseFormat(getEnvironmentName())) {
+  if (ObjectFormat == Triple::UnknownObjectFormat)
+    ObjectFormat = getDefaultFormat(*this);
 }
 
 /// \brief Construct a triple from string representations of the architecture,
@@ -339,7 +364,8 @@ Triple::Triple(const Twine &ArchStr, const Twine &VendorStr, const Twine &OSStr)
       Arch(parseArch(ArchStr.str())),
       Vendor(parseVendor(VendorStr.str())),
       OS(parseOS(OSStr.str())),
-      Environment() {
+      Environment(), ObjectFormat(Triple::UnknownObjectFormat) {
+  ObjectFormat = getDefaultFormat(*this);
 }
 
 /// \brief Construct a triple from string representations of the architecture,
@@ -354,7 +380,10 @@ Triple::Triple(const Twine &ArchStr, const Twine &VendorStr, const Twine &OSStr,
       Arch(parseArch(ArchStr.str())),
       Vendor(parseVendor(VendorStr.str())),
       OS(parseOS(OSStr.str())),
-      Environment(parseEnvironment(EnvironmentStr.str())) {
+      Environment(parseEnvironment(EnvironmentStr.str())),
+      ObjectFormat(parseFormat(EnvironmentStr.str())) {
+  if (ObjectFormat == Triple::UnknownObjectFormat)
+    ObjectFormat = getDefaultFormat(*this);
 }
 
 std::string Triple::normalize(StringRef Str) {
@@ -379,6 +408,7 @@ std::string Triple::normalize(StringRef Str) {
   EnvironmentType Environment = UnknownEnvironment;
   if (Components.size() > 3)
     Environment = parseEnvironment(Components[3]);
+  ObjectFormatType ObjectFormat = UnknownObjectFormat;
 
   // Note which components are already in their final position.  These will not
   // be moved.
@@ -420,6 +450,10 @@ std::string Triple::normalize(StringRef Str) {
       case 3:
         Environment = parseEnvironment(Comp);
         Valid = Environment != UnknownEnvironment;
+        if (!Valid) {
+          ObjectFormat = parseFormat(Comp);
+          Valid = ObjectFormat != UnknownObjectFormat;
+        }
         break;
       }
       if (!Valid)
@@ -641,6 +675,10 @@ void Triple::setEnvironment(EnvironmentType Kind) {
   setEnvironmentName(getEnvironmentTypeName(Kind));
 }
 
+void Triple::setObjectFormat(ObjectFormatType Kind) {
+  setEnvironmentName(getObjectFormatTypeName(Kind));
+}
+
 void Triple::setArchName(StringRef Str) {
   // Work around a miscompilation bug for Twines in gcc 4.0.3.
   SmallString<64> Triple;
diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMSubtarget.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMSubtarget.cpp
index 8c5847777e8..d510e7ebf10 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMSubtarget.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMSubtarget.cpp
@@ -196,11 +196,12 @@ void ARMSubtarget::resetSubtargetFeatures(StringRef CPU, StringRef FS) {
     case Triple::EABIHF:
     case Triple::GNUEABI:
     case Triple::GNUEABIHF:
-    case Triple::MachO:
       TargetABI = ARM_ABI_AAPCS;
       break;
     default:
-      if (isTargetIOS() && isMClass())
+      if ((isTargetIOS() && isMClass()) ||
+          (TargetTriple.isOSBinFormatMachO() &&
+           TargetTriple.getOS() == Triple::UnknownOS))
         TargetABI = ARM_ABI_AAPCS;
       else
         TargetABI = ARM_ABI_APCS;
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
index a80be99bad9..5311e429294 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ MCAsmBackend *llvm::createX86_32AsmBackend(const Target &T,
                                       TheTriple.isMacOSX() &&
                                       !TheTriple.isMacOSXVersionLT(10, 7));
 
-  if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && TheTriple.getEnvironment() != Triple::ELF)
+  if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && !TheTriple.isOSBinFormatELF())
     return new WindowsX86AsmBackend(T, false, CPU);
 
   uint8_t OSABI = MCELFObjectTargetWriter::getOSABI(TheTriple.getOS());
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ MCAsmBackend *llvm::createX86_64AsmBackend(const Target &T,
                                       !TheTriple.isMacOSXVersionLT(10, 7), CS);
   }
 
-  if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && TheTriple.getEnvironment() != Triple::ELF)
+  if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && !TheTriple.isOSBinFormatELF())
     return new WindowsX86AsmBackend(T, true, CPU);
 
   uint8_t OSABI = MCELFObjectTargetWriter::getOSABI(TheTriple.getOS());
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp
index 81ac4ad47e4..8deba94c80e 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static MCAsmInfo *createX86MCAsmInfo(const MCRegisterInfo &MRI, StringRef TT) {
       MAI = new X86_64MCAsmInfoDarwin(TheTriple);
     else
       MAI = new X86MCAsmInfoDarwin(TheTriple);
-  } else if (TheTriple.getEnvironment() == Triple::ELF) {
+  } else if (TheTriple.isOSBinFormatELF()) {
     // Force the use of an ELF container.
     MAI = new X86ELFMCAsmInfo(TheTriple);
   } else if (TheTriple.getOS() == Triple::Win32) {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static MCStreamer *createMCStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
   if (TheTriple.isOSBinFormatMachO())
     return createMachOStreamer(Ctx, MAB, _OS, _Emitter, RelaxAll);
 
-  if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && TheTriple.getEnvironment() != Triple::ELF)
+  if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && !TheTriple.isOSBinFormatELF())
     return createWinCOFFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, *_Emitter, _OS, RelaxAll);
 
   return createELFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, _OS, _Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
diff --git a/tools/llvm-jitlistener/llvm-jitlistener.cpp b/tools/llvm-jitlistener/llvm-jitlistener.cpp
index a9bbc702a90..c159aa506d6 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-jitlistener/llvm-jitlistener.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-jitlistener/llvm-jitlistener.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ protected:
     if (Tuple.getTriple().empty())
       Tuple.setTriple(sys::getProcessTriple());
 
-    if (Tuple.isOSWindows() && Triple::ELF != Tuple.getEnvironment()) {
-      Tuple.setEnvironment(Triple::ELF);
+    if (Tuple.isOSWindows() && !Tuple.isOSBinFormatELF()) {
+      Tuple.setObjectFormat(Triple::ELF);
       TheModule->setTargetTriple(Tuple.getTriple());
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp b/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp
index 7a3d0e29d96..d93e477b5c1 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-objdump/llvm-objdump.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static const Target *getTarget(const ObjectFile *Obj = NULL) {
       // TheTriple defaults to ELF, and COFF doesn't have an environment:
       // the best we can do here is indicate that it is mach-o.
       if (Obj->isMachO())
-        TheTriple.setEnvironment(Triple::MachO);
+        TheTriple.setObjectFormat(Triple::MachO);
     }
   } else
     TheTriple.setTriple(Triple::normalize(TripleName));
diff --git a/unittests/ADT/TripleTest.cpp b/unittests/ADT/TripleTest.cpp
index a32a2312986..efd09157a47 100644
--- a/unittests/ADT/TripleTest.cpp
+++ b/unittests/ADT/TripleTest.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ TEST(TripleTest, Normalization) {
         EXPECT_EQ(E, Triple::normalize(Join(C[2], C[0], C[1])));
         EXPECT_EQ(E, Triple::normalize(Join(C[2], C[1], C[0])));
 
-        for (int Env = 1+Triple::UnknownEnvironment; Env <= Triple::MachO;
+        for (int Env = 1 + Triple::UnknownEnvironment; Env <= Triple::Android;
              ++Env) {
           C[3] = Triple::getEnvironmentTypeName(Triple::EnvironmentType(Env));
 
@@ -497,4 +497,22 @@ TEST(TripleTest, getOSVersion) {
   EXPECT_EQ((unsigned)0, Micro);
 }
 
+TEST(TripleTest, FileFormat) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::ELF, Triple("i686-unknown-linux-gnu").getObjectFormat());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::ELF, Triple("i686-unknown-freebsd").getObjectFormat());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::ELF, Triple("i686-unknown-netbsd").getObjectFormat());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::ELF, Triple("i686--win32-elf").getObjectFormat());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::ELF, Triple("i686---elf").getObjectFormat());
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::MachO, Triple("i686-apple-macosx").getObjectFormat());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::MachO, Triple("i686-apple-ios").getObjectFormat());
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::MachO, Triple("i686---macho").getObjectFormat());
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::COFF, Triple("i686--win32").getObjectFormat());
+
+  Triple T = Triple("");
+  T.setObjectFormat(Triple::ELF);
+  EXPECT_EQ(Triple::ELF, T.getObjectFormat());
+}
+
 }