diff --git a/extra/multiline/multiline.factor b/extra/multiline/multiline.factor
index 9a6d052b60..4d777605cf 100755
--- a/extra/multiline/multiline.factor
+++ b/extra/multiline/multiline.factor
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ IN: multiline
 
 : STRING:
     CREATE dup reset-generic
-    parse-here 1quotation define ; parsing
+    parse-here 1quotation define-inline ; parsing
 
 : (parse-multiline-string) ( start-index end-text -- end-index )
     lexer get lexer-line-text 2dup start