diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig
index 6a399ece39..2ecb992b38 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Driver.zig
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ fn parseTarget(d: *Driver, arch_os_abi: []const u8, opt_cpu_features: ?[]const u
         }
     }
 
-    const zig_target = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(d.comp.io, query) catch |e|
+    const zig_target = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(d.comp.io, d.comp.gpa, query) catch |e|
         return d.fatal("unable to resolve target: {s}", .{errorDescription(e)});
 
     if (query.isNative()) {
diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Value.zig b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Value.zig
index 25a2d1824f..b563423c5f 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Value.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Value.zig
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test "minUnsignedBits" {
     var comp = Compilation.init(std.testing.allocator, arena, std.testing.io, undefined, std.fs.cwd());
     defer comp.deinit();
     const target_query = try std.Target.Query.parse(.{ .arch_os_abi = "x86_64-linux-gnu" });
-    comp.target = .fromZigTarget(try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(std.testing.io, target_query));
+    comp.target = .fromZigTarget(try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(std.testing.io, comp.gpa, target_query));
 
     try Test.checkIntBits(&comp, 0, 0);
     try Test.checkIntBits(&comp, 1, 1);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ test "minSignedBits" {
     var comp = Compilation.init(std.testing.allocator, arena, std.testing.io, undefined, std.fs.cwd());
     defer comp.deinit();
     const target_query = try std.Target.Query.parse(.{ .arch_os_abi = "x86_64-linux-gnu" });
-    comp.target = .fromZigTarget(try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(std.testing.io, target_query));
+    comp.target = .fromZigTarget(try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(std.testing.io, comp.gpa, target_query));
 
     try Test.checkIntBits(&comp, -1, 1);
     try Test.checkIntBits(&comp, -2, 2);
diff --git a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
index 272b1b8077..b7af0f39bd 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         .zig_lib_directory = zig_lib_directory,
         .host = .{
             .query = .{},
-            .result = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, .{}),
+            .result = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena, .{}),
         },
         .time_report = false,
     };
diff --git a/lib/compiler/libc.zig b/lib/compiler/libc.zig
index a18a7a0e06..e515447622 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/libc.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/libc.zig
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     const target_query = std.zig.parseTargetQueryOrReportFatalError(gpa, .{
         .arch_os_abi = target_arch_os_abi,
     });
-    const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, target_query);
+    const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, target_query);
 
     if (print_includes) {
         const libc_installation: ?*LibCInstallation = libc: {
diff --git a/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig b/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig
index 6d6819f45a..d93ed416e8 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/resinator/main.zig
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ fn getIncludePaths(
                     .cpu_arch = includes_arch,
                     .abi = .msvc,
                 };
-                const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, target_query);
+                const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, arena, target_query);
                 const is_native_abi = target_query.isNativeAbi();
                 const detected_libc = std.zig.LibCDirs.detect(arena, zig_lib_dir, &target, is_native_abi, true, null) catch {
                     if (includes == .any) {
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ fn getIncludePaths(
                     .cpu_arch = includes_arch,
                     .abi = .gnu,
                 };
-                const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, target_query);
+                const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, arena, target_query);
                 const is_native_abi = target_query.isNativeAbi();
                 const detected_libc = std.zig.LibCDirs.detect(arena, zig_lib_dir, &target, is_native_abi, true, null) catch |err| switch (err) {
                     error.OutOfMemory => |e| return e,
diff --git a/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig b/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
index 12825146a2..7528b5ca64 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
@@ -255,10 +255,13 @@ fn serveWasm(
     const wasm_base_path = try buildWasmBinary(arena, context, optimize_mode);
     const bin_name = try std.zig.binNameAlloc(arena, .{
         .root_name = autodoc_root_name,
-        .target = &(std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(std.Build.parseTargetQuery(.{
+        .target = &(std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(gpa, std.Build.parseTargetQuery(.{
             .arch_os_abi = autodoc_arch_os_abi,
             .cpu_features = autodoc_cpu_features,
-        }) catch unreachable) catch unreachable),
+        }) catch unreachable) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.OutOfMemory => |e| return e,
+            else => unreachable,
+        }),
         .output_mode = .Exe,
     });
     // std.http.Server does not have a sendfile API yet.
diff --git a/lib/std/Build.zig b/lib/std/Build.zig
index 25d1ff6d95..4d534679de 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build.zig
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ pub fn resolveTargetQuery(b: *Build, query: Target.Query) ResolvedTarget {
     const io = b.graph.io;
     return .{
         .query = query,
-        .result = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query) catch
+        .result = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, b.allocator, query) catch
             @panic("unable to resolve target query"),
     };
 }
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/Options.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/Options.zig
index 441928d5b8..7559c011a5 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/Options.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/Options.zig
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ test Options {
         .global_cache_root = .{ .path = "test", .handle = std.fs.cwd() },
         .host = .{
             .query = .{},
-            .result = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, .{}),
+            .result = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena.allocator(), .{}),
         },
         .zig_lib_directory = std.Build.Cache.Directory.cwd(),
         .time_report = false,
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/WebServer.zig b/lib/std/Build/WebServer.zig
index 4d649e6f9b..7c864bc917 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/WebServer.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/WebServer.zig
@@ -673,10 +673,13 @@ fn buildClientWasm(ws: *WebServer, arena: Allocator, optimize: std.builtin.Optim
     };
     const bin_name = try std.zig.binNameAlloc(arena, .{
         .root_name = root_name,
-        .target = &(std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, std.Build.parseTargetQuery(.{
+        .target = &(std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, ws.gpa, std.Build.parseTargetQuery(.{
             .arch_os_abi = arch_os_abi,
             .cpu_features = cpu_features,
-        }) catch unreachable) catch unreachable),
+        }) catch unreachable) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.OutOfMemory => |e| return e,
+            else => unreachable,
+        }),
         .output_mode = .Exe,
     });
     return base_path.join(arena, bin_name);
diff --git a/lib/std/Target/Query.zig b/lib/std/Target/Query.zig
index 2f00f54268..9f4f93466d 100644
--- a/lib/std/Target/Query.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Target/Query.zig
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ test parse {
             .arch_os_abi = "x86_64-linux-gnu",
             .cpu_features = "x86_64-sse-sse2-avx-cx8",
         });
-        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query);
+        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, std.testing.allocator, query);
 
         try std.testing.expect(target.os.tag == .linux);
         try std.testing.expect(target.abi == .gnu);
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ test parse {
             .arch_os_abi = "arm-linux-musleabihf",
             .cpu_features = "generic+v8a",
         });
-        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query);
+        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, std.testing.allocator, query);
 
         try std.testing.expect(target.os.tag == .linux);
         try std.testing.expect(target.abi == .musleabihf);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ test parse {
             .arch_os_abi = "aarch64-linux.3.10...4.4.1-gnu.2.27",
             .cpu_features = "generic+v8a",
         });
-        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query);
+        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, std.testing.allocator, query);
 
         try std.testing.expect(target.cpu.arch == .aarch64);
         try std.testing.expect(target.os.tag == .linux);
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ test parse {
         const query = try Query.parse(.{
             .arch_os_abi = "aarch64-linux.3.10...4.4.1-android.30",
         });
-        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query);
+        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, std.testing.allocator, query);
 
         try std.testing.expect(target.cpu.arch == .aarch64);
         try std.testing.expect(target.os.tag == .linux);
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ test parse {
         const query = try Query.parse(.{
             .arch_os_abi = "x86-windows.xp...win8-msvc",
         });
-        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query);
+        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, std.testing.allocator, query);
 
         try std.testing.expect(target.cpu.arch == .x86);
         try std.testing.expect(target.os.tag == .windows);
diff --git a/lib/std/zig.zig b/lib/std/zig.zig
index c8a0dcde3b..4cd380cafd 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig.zig
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ pub fn putAstErrorsIntoBundle(
     try wip_errors.addZirErrorMessages(zir, tree, tree.source, path);
 }
 
-pub fn resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io: Io, target_query: std.Target.Query) std.Target {
-    return std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, target_query) catch |err|
+pub fn resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io: Io, gpa: Allocator, target_query: std.Target.Query) std.Target {
+    return std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, gpa, target_query) catch |err|
         std.process.fatal("unable to resolve target: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/system.zig b/lib/std/zig/system.zig
index 687be2bec7..d14742e8fc 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/system.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/system.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const Target = std.Target;
 const native_endian = builtin.cpu.arch.endian();
 const posix = std.posix;
 const Io = std.Io;
+const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 
 pub const NativePaths = @import("system/NativePaths.zig");
 
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ pub fn getExternalExecutor(
 }
 
 pub const DetectError = error{
+    OutOfMemory,
     FileSystem,
     SystemResources,
     SymLinkLoop,
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ pub const DetectError = error{
 /// and which are provided explicitly, this function resolves the native
 /// components by detecting the native system, and then resolves
 /// standard/default parts relative to that.
-pub fn resolveTargetQuery(io: Io, query: Target.Query) DetectError!Target {
+pub fn resolveTargetQuery(io: Io, gpa: Allocator, query: Target.Query) DetectError!Target {
     // Until https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/4592 is implemented (support detecting the
     // native CPU architecture as being different than the current target), we use this:
     const query_cpu_arch = query.cpu_arch orelse builtin.cpu.arch;
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@ pub fn resolveTargetQuery(io: Io, query: Target.Query) DetectError!Target {
     }
 
     if (builtin.os.tag == .linux and result.isBionicLibC() and query.os_tag == null and query.android_api_level == null) {
-        result.os.version_range.linux.android = detectAndroidApiLevel(io) catch |err| return switch (err) {
+        result.os.version_range.linux.android = detectAndroidApiLevel(io, gpa) catch |err| return switch (err) {
             error.InvalidWtf8,
             error.CurrentWorkingDirectoryUnlinked,
             error.InvalidBatchScriptArg,
@@ -513,6 +515,7 @@ pub fn resolveTargetQuery(io: Io, query: Target.Query) DetectError!Target {
             else => blk: {
                 std.log.err("spawning or reading from getprop failed ({s})", .{@errorName(err)});
                 switch (err) {
+                    error.OutOfMemory,
                     error.SystemResources,
                     error.FileSystem,
                     error.ProcessFdQuotaExceeded,
@@ -1158,14 +1161,10 @@ const LdInfo = struct {
     abi: Target.Abi,
 };
 
-fn detectAndroidApiLevel(io: Io) !u32 {
+fn detectAndroidApiLevel(io: Io, gpa: Allocator) !u32 {
     comptime if (builtin.os.tag != .linux) unreachable;
 
-    // `child.spawn()` uses an arena and the exact memory requirement isn't easily determined,
-    // so we give it 128 * 3 bytes, which was shown in testing to be enough.
-    var alloc_buf: [128 * 3]u8 = undefined;
-    var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&alloc_buf);
-    var child = std.process.Child.init(&.{ "/system/bin/getprop", "ro.build.version.sdk" }, fba.allocator());
+    var child = std.process.Child.init(&.{ "/system/bin/getprop", "ro.build.version.sdk" }, gpa);
     // pass empty EnvMap, no allocator and deinit() required
     child.env_map = &std.process.EnvMap.init(undefined);
     child.stdin_behavior = .Ignore;
diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 687525cbf3..c15b16e2aa 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -5348,7 +5348,7 @@ fn workerDocsWasmFallible(comp: *Compilation, prog_node: std.Progress.Node) SubU
     const optimize_mode = std.builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseSmall;
     const output_mode = std.builtin.OutputMode.Exe;
     const resolved_target: Package.Module.ResolvedTarget = .{
-        .result = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, .{
+        .result = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, gpa, .{
             .cpu_arch = .wasm32,
             .os_tag = .freestanding,
             .cpu_features_add = std.Target.wasm.featureSet(&.{
@@ -5361,7 +5361,10 @@ fn workerDocsWasmFallible(comp: *Compilation, prog_node: std.Progress.Node) SubU
                 //.simd128,
                 // .tail_call, not supported by Safari
             }),
-        }) catch unreachable,
+        }) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.OutOfMemory => |e| return e,
+            else => unreachable,
+        },
 
         .is_native_os = false,
         .is_native_abi = false,
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index c08e9da449..5116605015 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
         return cmdInit(gpa, arena, cmd_args);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "targets")) {
         dev.check(.targets_command);
-        const host = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, .{});
+        const host = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, .{});
         var stdout_writer = fs.File.stdout().writer(&stdout_buffer);
         try @import("print_targets.zig").cmdTargets(arena, cmd_args, &stdout_writer.interface, &host);
         return stdout_writer.interface.flush();
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
         return;
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "env")) {
         dev.check(.env_command);
-        const host = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, .{});
+        const host = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, .{});
         var stdout_writer = fs.File.stdout().writer(&stdout_buffer);
         try @import("print_env.zig").cmdEnv(
             arena,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ fn mainArgs(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "ast-check")) {
         return cmdAstCheck(arena, io, cmd_args);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "detect-cpu")) {
-        return cmdDetectCpu(io, cmd_args);
+        return cmdDetectCpu(io, gpa, cmd_args);
     } else if (build_options.enable_debug_extensions and mem.eql(u8, cmd, "changelist")) {
         return cmdChangelist(arena, io, cmd_args);
     } else if (build_options.enable_debug_extensions and mem.eql(u8, cmd, "dump-zir")) {
@@ -3802,7 +3802,7 @@ fn createModule(
         }
 
         const target_query = std.zig.parseTargetQueryOrReportFatalError(arena, target_parse_options);
-        const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, target_query);
+        const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, target_query);
         break :t .{
             .result = target,
             .is_native_os = target_query.isNativeOs(),
@@ -4364,7 +4364,7 @@ fn runOrTest(
         std.debug.lockStdErr();
         const err = process.execve(gpa, argv.items, &env_map);
         std.debug.unlockStdErr();
-        try warnAboutForeignBinaries(io, arena, arg_mode, target, link_libc);
+        try warnAboutForeignBinaries(io, gpa, arena, arg_mode, target, link_libc);
         const cmd = try std.mem.join(arena, " ", argv.items);
         fatal("the following command failed to execve with '{s}':\n{s}", .{ @errorName(err), cmd });
     } else if (process.can_spawn) {
@@ -4385,7 +4385,7 @@ fn runOrTest(
             break :t child.spawnAndWait();
         };
         const term = term_result catch |err| {
-            try warnAboutForeignBinaries(io, arena, arg_mode, target, link_libc);
+            try warnAboutForeignBinaries(io, gpa, arena, arg_mode, target, link_libc);
             const cmd = try std.mem.join(arena, " ", argv.items);
             fatal("the following command failed with '{s}':\n{s}", .{ @errorName(err), cmd });
         };
@@ -5016,7 +5016,7 @@ fn cmdBuild(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, io: Io, args: []const []const u8)
                     .arch_os_abi = triple,
                 });
                 break :t .{
-                    .result = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, target_query),
+                    .result = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, target_query),
                     .is_native_os = false,
                     .is_native_abi = false,
                     .is_explicit_dynamic_linker = false,
@@ -5024,7 +5024,7 @@ fn cmdBuild(gpa: Allocator, arena: Allocator, io: Io, args: []const []const u8)
             }
         }
         break :t .{
-            .result = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, .{}),
+            .result = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, .{}),
             .is_native_os = true,
             .is_native_abi = true,
             .is_explicit_dynamic_linker = false,
@@ -5445,7 +5445,7 @@ fn jitCmd(
 
     const target_query: std.Target.Query = .{};
     const resolved_target: Package.Module.ResolvedTarget = .{
-        .result = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, target_query),
+        .result = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, target_query),
         .is_native_os = true,
         .is_native_abi = true,
         .is_explicit_dynamic_linker = false,
@@ -6239,7 +6239,7 @@ fn cmdAstCheck(arena: Allocator, io: Io, args: []const []const u8) !void {
     }
 }
 
-fn cmdDetectCpu(io: Io, args: []const []const u8) !void {
+fn cmdDetectCpu(io: Io, gpa: Allocator, args: []const []const u8) !void {
     dev.check(.detect_cpu_command);
 
     const detect_cpu_usage =
@@ -6284,7 +6284,7 @@ fn cmdDetectCpu(io: Io, args: []const []const u8) !void {
         const cpu = try detectNativeCpuWithLLVM(builtin.cpu.arch, name, features);
         try printCpu(cpu);
     } else {
-        const host_target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, .{});
+        const host_target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, .{});
         try printCpu(host_target.cpu);
     }
 }
@@ -6546,13 +6546,14 @@ fn prefixedIntArg(arg: []const u8, prefix: []const u8) ?u64 {
 
 fn warnAboutForeignBinaries(
     io: Io,
+    gpa: Allocator,
     arena: Allocator,
     arg_mode: ArgMode,
     target: *const std.Target,
     link_libc: bool,
 ) !void {
     const host_query: std.Target.Query = .{};
-    const host_target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, host_query);
+    const host_target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, host_query);
 
     switch (std.zig.system.getExternalExecutor(&host_target, target, .{ .link_libc = link_libc })) {
         .native => return,
diff --git a/tools/doctest.zig b/tools/doctest.zig
index 63b7e50778..1796867134 100644
--- a/tools/doctest.zig
+++ b/tools/doctest.zig
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn printOutput(
     var env_map = try process.getEnvMap(arena);
     try env_map.put("CLICOLOR_FORCE", "1");
 
-    const host = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, .{});
+    const host = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena, .{});
     const obj_ext = builtin.object_format.fileExt(builtin.cpu.arch);
     const print = std.debug.print;
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ fn printOutput(
             const target_query = try std.Target.Query.parse(.{
                 .arch_os_abi = code.target_str orelse "native",
             });
-            const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, target_query);
+            const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena, target_query);
 
             const path_to_exe = try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena, "./{s}{s}", .{
                 code_name, target.exeFileExt(),
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ fn printOutput(
                 const target_query = try std.Target.Query.parse(.{
                     .arch_os_abi = triple,
                 });
-                const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, target_query);
+                const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena, target_query);
                 switch (getExternalExecutor(&host, &target, .{
                     .link_libc = code.link_libc,
                 })) {
diff --git a/tools/dump-cov.zig b/tools/dump-cov.zig
index 3dd91de612..d1f012705c 100644
--- a/tools/dump-cov.zig
+++ b/tools/dump-cov.zig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         , .{if (args.len == 0) "dump-cov" else args[0]}),
     };
 
-    const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, try .parse(.{
+    const target = std.zig.resolveTargetQueryOrFatal(io, gpa, try .parse(.{
         .arch_os_abi = target_query_str,
     }));
 
diff --git a/tools/fetch_them_macos_headers.zig b/tools/fetch_them_macos_headers.zig
index 2a2a2452e7..b1b455f989 100644
--- a/tools/fetch_them_macos_headers.zig
+++ b/tools/fetch_them_macos_headers.zig
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
     const io = threaded.io();
 
     const sysroot_path = sysroot orelse blk: {
-        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, .{});
+        const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, gpa, .{});
         break :blk std.zig.system.darwin.getSdk(allocator, &target) orelse
             fatal("no SDK found; you can provide one explicitly with '--sysroot' flag", .{});
     };
diff --git a/tools/generate_c_size_and_align_checks.zig b/tools/generate_c_size_and_align_checks.zig
index 3663756533..c71cf27b10 100644
--- a/tools/generate_c_size_and_align_checks.zig
+++ b/tools/generate_c_size_and_align_checks.zig
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     const io = threaded.io();
 
     const query = try std.Target.Query.parse(.{ .arch_os_abi = args[1] });
-    const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, query);
+    const target = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, gpa, query);
 
     var buffer: [2000]u8 = undefined;
     var stdout_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writerStreaming(&buffer);
diff --git a/tools/incr-check.zig b/tools/incr-check.zig
index 5023fb85dd..b6a0e98b4f 100644
--- a/tools/incr-check.zig
+++ b/tools/incr-check.zig
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     else
         null;
 
-    const host = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, .{});
+    const host = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena, .{});
 
     const debug_log_verbose = debug_zcu or debug_dwarf or debug_link;
 
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ const Case = struct {
                         },
                     }) catch fatal("line {d}: invalid target query '{s}'", .{ line_n, query });
 
-                    const resolved = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, parsed_query);
+                    const resolved = try std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(io, arena, parsed_query);
 
                     try targets.append(arena, .{
                         .query = query,