diff --git a/core/odin/ast/ast.odin b/core/odin/ast/ast.odin
index f2c3e029b..1ac4a25b7 100644
--- a/core/odin/ast/ast.odin
+++ b/core/odin/ast/ast.odin
@@ -553,6 +553,27 @@ unparen_expr :: proc(expr: ^Expr) -> (val: ^Expr) {
 	return
 }
 
+strip_or_return_expr :: proc(expr: ^Expr) -> (val: ^Expr) {
+	val = expr
+	if expr == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for {
+		inner: ^Expr
+		#partial switch e in val.derived {
+		case ^Or_Return_Expr:
+			inner = e.expr
+		case ^Paren_Expr:
+			inner = e.expr
+		}
+		if inner == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		val = inner
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 Field_Flags :: distinct bit_set[Field_Flag]
 
 Field_Flag :: enum {
diff --git a/core/odin/parser/parser.odin b/core/odin/parser/parser.odin
index da6530911..e9deeea78 100644
--- a/core/odin/parser/parser.odin
+++ b/core/odin/parser/parser.odin
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@ parse_inlining_operand :: proc(p: ^Parser, lhs: bool, tok: tokenizer.Token) -> ^
 		}
 	}
 
-	#partial switch e in ast.unparen_expr(expr).derived_expr {
+	#partial switch e in ast.strip_or_return_expr(expr).derived_expr {
 	case ^ast.Proc_Lit:
 		if e.inlining != .None && e.inlining != pi {
 			error(p, expr.pos, "both 'inline' and 'no_inline' cannot be applied to a procedure literal")