diff --git a/mlir/lib/Transforms/Inliner.cpp b/mlir/lib/Transforms/Inliner.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Transforms/Inliner.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Transforms/Inliner.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@
   // here as more calls may be added during inlining.
   bool inlinedAnyCalls = false;
   for (unsigned i = 0; i != calls.size(); ++i) {
+    if (llvm::find(deadNodes, calls[i].sourceNode) != deadNodes.end())
+      continue;
     ResolvedCall it = calls[i];
     bool doInline = shouldInline(it);
     CallOpInterface call = it.call;