diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index faa8ab2abade89054e315434d2bc5182328488ba..13177ff77b35ff25802de36e4e98883008485d11 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -18069,6 +18069,12 @@ fn analyzeRet(
         try inlining.merges.results.append(sema.gpa, operand);
         try inlining.merges.br_list.append(sema.gpa, br_inst.toIndex().?);
         try inlining.merges.src_locs.append(sema.gpa, operand_src);
+        var body_block = block;
+        while (body_block.parent) |parent| body_block = parent;
+        if (body_block.runtime_cond == null and body_block.runtime_loop == null) {
+            body_block.runtime_cond = block.runtime_cond orelse block.runtime_loop;
+            body_block.runtime_loop = block.runtime_loop;
+        }
     } else {
         try sema.validateRuntimeValue(block, operand_src, operand);
         const ret_tag: Air.Inst.Tag = if (block.wantSafety()) .ret_safe else .ret;
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/inline_return.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/inline_return.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e761e78e211d1d26a3040cd8afe30eb549caeb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/inline_return.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+inline fn select(cond: bool, a: anytype, b: anytype) @TypeOf(a, b) {
+    if (cond) {
+        return a;
+    } else {
+        return b;
+    }
+}
+export fn f(x: u32) u32 {
+    return select(x > 0, 2, 1);
+}
+
+// error
+//
+// :9:18: error: value with comptime-only type 'comptime_int' depends on runtime control flow
+// :2:9: note: runtime control flow here
+// :9:18: note: called inline here