diff --git a/lib/codegen/src/ir/types.rs b/lib/codegen/src/ir/types.rs
index c7f6d12f23..ceffe04e9c 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/src/ir/types.rs
+++ b/lib/codegen/src/ir/types.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter};
+use target_lexicon::{PointerWidth, Triple};
 
 /// The type of an SSA value.
 ///
@@ -271,6 +272,16 @@ impl Type {
     pub fn wider_or_equal(self, other: Self) -> bool {
         self.lane_count() == other.lane_count() && self.lane_bits() >= other.lane_bits()
     }
+
+    /// Return the pointer type for the given target triple.
+    pub fn triple_pointer_type(triple: &Triple) -> Self {
+        match triple.pointer_width() {
+            Ok(PointerWidth::U16) => I16,
+            Ok(PointerWidth::U32) => I32,
+            Ok(PointerWidth::U64) => I64,
+            Err(()) => panic!("unable to determine architecture pointer width"),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Display for Type {
diff --git a/lib/codegen/src/isa/call_conv.rs b/lib/codegen/src/isa/call_conv.rs
index 0fe242b958..9caff3ebaa 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/src/isa/call_conv.rs
+++ b/lib/codegen/src/isa/call_conv.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub enum CallConv {
 
 impl CallConv {
     /// Return the default calling convention for the given target triple.
-    pub fn default_for_triple(triple: &Triple) -> Self {
+    pub fn triple_default(triple: &Triple) -> Self {
         match triple.default_calling_convention() {
             // Default to System V for unknown targets because most everything
             // uses System V.
diff --git a/lib/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs b/lib/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs
index b4bf97d334..d8eba6ccc3 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub trait TargetIsa: fmt::Display + Sync {
 
     /// Get the default calling convention of this target.
     fn default_call_conv(&self) -> CallConv {
-        CallConv::default_for_triple(self.triple())
+        CallConv::triple_default(self.triple())
     }
 
     /// Get the pointer type of this ISA.