diff --git a/src/language.y b/src/language.y
index 460a06cdb83e53498912f7b1f03fe37ed5c7924f..23dd5d1376449529643fe9a40c9fa5281a09b1c4 100644
--- a/src/language.y
+++ b/src/language.y
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ modifier: F_NO_MASK    { $$ = ID_NOMASK; }
 	| F_PUBLIC     { $$ = ID_PUBLIC; }
 	| F_VARARGS    { $$ = ID_VARARGS; }
 	| F_PROTECTED  { $$ = ID_PROTECTED; }
-	| F_INLINE     { $$ = ID_INLINE; }
+	| F_INLINE     { $$ = ID_INLINE | ID_NOMASK; }
         ;
 
 modifiers: modifier_list { $$=current_modifiers=$1; }