diff --git a/core/generator/generator.factor b/core/generator/generator.factor
index 0e499cf90f..de80872b73 100755
--- a/core/generator/generator.factor
+++ b/core/generator/generator.factor
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ SYMBOL: compiled
 : queue-compile ( word -- )
     {
         { [ dup compiled get key? ] [ drop ] }
+        { [ dup inlined-block? ] [ drop ] }
         { [ dup primitive? ] [ drop ] }
-        { [ dup deferred? ] [ drop ] }
         { [ t ] [ dup compile-queue get set-at ] }
     } cond ;
 
diff --git a/core/inference/backend/backend.factor b/core/inference/backend/backend.factor
index cf2d021430..121c555d29 100755
--- a/core/inference/backend/backend.factor
+++ b/core/inference/backend/backend.factor
@@ -402,10 +402,14 @@ TUPLE: recursive-declare-error word ;
     dup node-param #return node,
     dataflow-graph get 1array over set-node-children ;
 
+: inlined-block? "inlined-block" word-prop ;
+
+: <inlined-block> gensym dup t "inlined-block" set-word-prop ;
+
 : inline-block ( word -- node-block data )
     [
         copy-inference nest-node
-        dup word-def swap gensym
+        dup word-def swap <inlined-block>
         [ infer-quot-recursive ] 2keep
         #label unnest-node
     ] H{ } make-assoc ;