diff --git a/js/js.inliner/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/inline/FunctionInlineMutator.java b/js/js.inliner/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/inline/FunctionInlineMutator.java
index 387df918e08..215a33fd792 100644
--- a/js/js.inliner/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/inline/FunctionInlineMutator.java
+++ b/js/js.inliner/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/inline/FunctionInlineMutator.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class FunctionInlineMutator {
         renameLocalNames(namingContext, invokedFunction);
         removeStatementsAfterTopReturn();
 
-        if (canBeExpression(body)) {
+        if (isResultNeeded && canBeExpression(body)) {
             resultExpr = asExpression(body);
             body.getStatements().clear();
 
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/InlineTest.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/InlineTest.java
index dd2918021e0..d2f9f14b71d 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/InlineTest.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/InlineTest.java
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ public final class InlineTest extends SingleFileTranslationTest {
     public void testIncrementProperty() throws Exception {
         checkFooBoxIsOkWithInlineDirectives();
     }
+
+    public void testSimpleReturnFunctionWithResultUnused() throws Exception {
+        checkFooBoxIsOkWithInlineDirectives();
+    }
     
     private void checkFooBoxIsOkWithInlineDirectives() throws Exception {
         checkFooBoxIsOk();
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/simpleReturnFunctionWithResultUnused.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/simpleReturnFunctionWithResultUnused.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0724b541780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/simpleReturnFunctionWithResultUnused.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package foo
+
+var flag = false
+fun toggle(): Boolean {
+    flag = !flag
+
+    return flag
+}
+
+inline fun run(noinline f: () -> Int): Int {
+    return f()
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+    run({ toggle(); 4 })
+    assertEquals(true, flag)
+
+    return "OK"
+}
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