diff --git a/src/compiler.bbb b/src/compiler.bbb
index 1a608c1..1cc3587 100644
--- a/src/compiler.bbb
+++ b/src/compiler.bbb
@@ -579,6 +579,13 @@ target_get_native = fn () Target
     return { .cpu = .x86_64, .os = .linux };
 }
 
+target_compare = fn (a: Target, b: Target) u1
+{
+    >is_same_cpu = a.cpu == b.cpu;
+    >is_same_os = a.cpu == b.cpu;
+    return is_same_cpu and is_same_os;
+}
+
 CompileOptions = struct
 {
     content: []u8,
@@ -843,7 +850,7 @@ LLVMIntrinsicIndex = enum
 [extern] llvm_host_cpu_name = fn [cc(c)] () []u8;
 [extern] llvm_host_cpu_features = fn [cc(c)] () []u8;
 
-host_triple: []u8 = zero;
+host_target_triple: []u8 = zero;
 host_cpu_model: []u8 = zero;
 host_cpu_features: []u8 = zero;
 
@@ -860,7 +867,7 @@ llvm_initialize_targets = fn () void
         LLVMInitializeX86AsmParser();
         LLVMInitializeX86Disassembler();
 
-        host_triple = llvm_default_target_triple();
+        host_target_triple = llvm_default_target_triple();
         host_cpu_model = llvm_host_cpu_name();
         host_cpu_features = llvm_host_cpu_features();
 
@@ -868,7 +875,17 @@ llvm_initialize_targets = fn () void
     }
 }
 
+LLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel = enum
+{
+    none = 0,
+    less = 1,
+    default = 2,
+    aggressive = 3,
+}
+
 [extern] LLVMContextCreate = fn [cc(c)] () &LLVMContext;
+[extern] llvm_context_create_module = fn (context: &LLVMContext, name: []u8) &LLVMModule;
+[extern] LLVMCreateBuilderInContext = fn (context: &LLVMContext) &LLVMBuilder;
 
 ModuleLLVM = struct
 {
@@ -2650,8 +2667,37 @@ parse = fn (module: &Module) void
 
 emit = fn (module: &Module) void
 {
+    assert(!module.current_function);
+    assert(!module.current_macro_instantiation);
+    assert(!module.current_macro_declaration);
     llvm_initialize_targets();
     >context = LLVMContextCreate();
+    >m = llvm_context_create_module(context, module.name);
+    >builder = LLVMCreateBuilderInContext(context);
+
+    >target_triple: []u8 = undefined;
+    >cpu_model: []u8 = undefined;
+    >cpu_features: []u8 = undefined;
+
+    if (target_compare(module.target, target_get_native()))
+    {
+        target_triple = host_target_triple;
+        cpu_model = host_cpu_model;
+        cpu_features = host_cpu_features;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        #trap();
+    }
+
+    >code_generation_optimization_level: LLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel = undefined;
+    switch (module.build_mode)
+    {
+        .debug_none, .debug => { code_generation_optimization_level = .none; },
+        .soft_optimize => { code_generation_optimization_level = .less; },
+        .optimize_for_speed, .optimize_for_size => { code_generation_optimization_level = .default; },
+        .aggressively_optimize_for_speed, .aggressively_optimize_for_size => { code_generation_optimization_level = .aggressive; },
+    }
 }
 
 compile = fn (arena: &Arena, options: CompileOptions) void
diff --git a/src/compiler.hpp b/src/compiler.hpp
index cf3442b..b85a8ab 100644
--- a/src/compiler.hpp
+++ b/src/compiler.hpp
@@ -249,6 +249,22 @@ struct Target
     OperatingSystem os;
 };
 
+fn Target target_get_native()
+{
+    return {
+        .cpu = CPUArchitecture::x86_64,
+        .os = OperatingSystem::linux_,
+    };
+}
+
+fn bool target_compare(Target a, Target b)
+{
+    auto is_same_cpu = a.cpu == b.cpu;
+    auto is_same_os = a.os == b.os;
+
+    return is_same_cpu && is_same_os;
+}
+
 struct Compile
 {
     String relative_file_path;
diff --git a/src/emitter.cpp b/src/emitter.cpp
index 238bdbe..bfd834e 100644
--- a/src/emitter.cpp
+++ b/src/emitter.cpp
@@ -349,41 +349,7 @@ fn void llvm_initialize(Module* module)
     auto context = LLVMContextCreate();
     auto m = llvm_context_create_module(context, module->name);
     auto builder = LLVMCreateBuilderInContext(context);
-    BBLLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel code_generation_optimization_level;
-    switch (module->build_mode)
-    {
-        case BuildMode::debug_none:
-        case BuildMode::debug:
-            code_generation_optimization_level = BBLLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel::none;
-            break;
-        case BuildMode::soft_optimize:
-            code_generation_optimization_level = BBLLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel::less;
-            break;
-        case BuildMode::optimize_for_speed:
-        case BuildMode::optimize_for_size:
-            code_generation_optimization_level = BBLLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel::normal;
-            break;
-        case BuildMode::aggressively_optimize_for_speed:
-        case BuildMode::aggressively_optimize_for_size:
-            code_generation_optimization_level = BBLLVMCodeGenerationOptimizationLevel::aggressive;
-            break;
-        case BuildMode::count:
-            unreachable();
-    }
-    auto triple = llvm_default_target_triple();
-    BBLLVMTargetMachineCreate target_machine_options = {
-        .target_triple = triple,
-        .cpu_model = llvm_host_cpu_name(),
-        .cpu_features = llvm_host_cpu_features(),
-        .relocation_model = BBLLVMRelocationModel::default_relocation,
-        .code_model = BBLLVMCodeModel::none,
-        .optimization_level = code_generation_optimization_level,
-    };
-    String error_message = {};
-    auto target_machine = llvm_create_target_machine(&target_machine_options, &error_message);
-    auto target_data = LLVMCreateTargetDataLayout(target_machine);
-    LLVMSetModuleDataLayout(m, target_data);
-    LLVMSetTarget(m, (char*)triple.pointer);
+
     LLVMDIBuilderRef di_builder = 0;
     LLVMMetadataRef di_compile_unit = 0;
     LLVMMetadataRef di_file = 0;
@@ -410,6 +376,64 @@ fn void llvm_initialize(Module* module)
         module->scope.llvm = di_compile_unit;
     }
 
+    String target_triple = {};
+    String cpu_model = {};
+    String cpu_features = {};
+
+    if (target_compare(module->target, target_get_native()))
+    {
+        target_triple = llvm_global.host_triple;
+        cpu_model = llvm_global.host_cpu_model;
+        cpu_features = llvm_global.host_cpu_features;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // TODO
+        report_error();
+    }
+
+    auto target_machine_options = LLVMCreateTargetMachineOptions();
+    LLVMTargetMachineOptionsSetCPU(target_machine_options, (char*)cpu_model.pointer);
+    LLVMTargetMachineOptionsSetFeatures(target_machine_options, (char*)cpu_features.pointer);
+
+    LLVMCodeGenOptLevel code_generation_optimization_level;
+    switch (module->build_mode)
+    {
+        case BuildMode::debug_none:
+        case BuildMode::debug:
+            code_generation_optimization_level = LLVMCodeGenLevelNone;
+            break;
+        case BuildMode::soft_optimize:
+            code_generation_optimization_level = LLVMCodeGenLevelLess;
+            break;
+        case BuildMode::optimize_for_speed:
+        case BuildMode::optimize_for_size:
+            code_generation_optimization_level = LLVMCodeGenLevelDefault;
+            break;
+        case BuildMode::aggressively_optimize_for_speed:
+        case BuildMode::aggressively_optimize_for_size:
+            code_generation_optimization_level = LLVMCodeGenLevelAggressive;
+            break;
+        case BuildMode::count:
+            unreachable();
+    }
+    LLVMTargetMachineOptionsSetCodeGenOptLevel(target_machine_options, code_generation_optimization_level);
+
+    LLVMTargetRef target = 0;
+    char* error_message = 0;
+    auto result = LLVMGetTargetFromTriple((char*)target_triple.pointer, &target, &error_message);
+    if (result != 0)
+    {
+        report_error();
+    }
+    assert(!error_message);
+
+    auto target_machine = LLVMCreateTargetMachineWithOptions(target, (char*)target_triple.pointer, target_machine_options);
+
+    auto target_data = LLVMCreateTargetDataLayout(target_machine);
+    LLVMSetModuleDataLayout(m, target_data);
+    LLVMSetTarget(m, (char*)target_triple.pointer);
+
     module->llvm = {
         .context = context,
         .module = m,