diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
index 781dae1396..5b855252c0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/inline/inl.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func InlineDecls(p *pgo.Profile, decls []ir.Node, doInline bool) {
 				// across more than one function.
 				CanInline(n, p)
 			} else {
-				if base.Flag.LowerM > 1 {
+				if base.Flag.LowerM > 1 && n.OClosure == nil {
 					fmt.Printf("%v: cannot inline %v: recursive\n", ir.Line(n), n.Nname)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue54159.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue54159.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ef0e68483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue54159.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// errorcheck -0 -m=2
+
+// Copyright 2023 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+func run() { // ERROR "cannot inline run: recursive"
+	f := func() { // ERROR "can inline run.func1 with cost .* as:.*" "func literal does not escape"
+		g() // ERROR "inlining call to g"
+	}
+	f() // ERROR "inlining call to run.func1" "inlining call to g"
+	run()
+}
+
+func g() { // ERROR "can inline g with cost .* as:.*"
+}
+
+func main() { // ERROR "can inline main with cost .* as:.*"
+	run()
+}