diff --git a/lang/src/son.rs b/lang/src/son.rs
index 8a87b33..764d874 100644
--- a/lang/src/son.rs
+++ b/lang/src/son.rs
@@ -4582,8 +4582,6 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
         let ast = &self.files[file];
         let &Expr::Closure { args: cargs, body, .. } = expr.get(ast) else { unreachable!() };
 
-        inline |= sig.ret == ty::Id::TYPE;
-
         let arg_count = args.len() + caller.is_some() as usize;
         if arg_count != cargs.len() {
             self.error(
@@ -4604,6 +4602,8 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
             );
         }
 
+        inline |= sig.ret == ty::Id::TYPE;
+
         let (mut tys, mut args, mut cargs) = (sig.args.args(), args.iter(), cargs.iter());
         if is_inline || inline {
             let var_base = self.ci.scope.vars.len();