diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
index e15593480b00..4595720091b2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ class Inliner(call: tpd.Tree, rhsToInline: tpd.Tree)(implicit ctx: Context) {
                 em"""cannot reduce delegate match with
                    | patterns :  ${tree.cases.map(patStr).mkString("\n             ")}"""
               else
-                em"""cannot reduce delegate match with
+                em"""cannot reduce inline match with
                     | scrutinee:  $sel : ${selType}
                     | patterns :  ${tree.cases.map(patStr).mkString("\n             ")}"""
             errorTree(tree, msg)
diff --git a/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.check b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c46031f5b5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.check
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- Error: tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.scala:4:13 ------------------------------------------------------------
+4 |    delegate match { // error
+  |    ^
+  |    cannot reduce delegate match with
+  |     patterns :  case evidence$1 @ _:Int
+  | This location is in code that was inlined at cannot-reduce-delegate-match.scala:13
+5 |      case _: Int =>
+6 |    }
diff --git a/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.scala b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4286d831b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-delegate-match.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+object Test {
+
+  inline def bar() =
+    delegate match { // error
+      case _: Int =>
+    }
+
+  {
+    delegate for Int = 9
+    bar()
+  }
+
+  bar()
+}
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diff --git a/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.check b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f063f0003d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.check
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Error: tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.scala:3:13 --------------------------------------------------------------
+3 |    inline x match { // error
+  |    ^
+  |    cannot reduce inline match with
+  |     scrutinee:  {
+  |      "f"
+  |    } : String("f")
+  |     patterns :  case _:Int
+  | This location is in code that was inlined at cannot-reduce-inline-match.scala:9
+4 |      case _: Int =>
+5 |    }
diff --git a/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.scala b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9b0ad0d5dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/cannot-reduce-inline-match.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+object Test {
+  inline def foo[T](x: T) =
+    inline x match { // error
+      case _: Int =>
+    }
+
+  foo(4)
+
+  foo("f")
+
+}
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