diff --git a/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs b/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
index 070e1f5b687a..539240f53fa4 100644
--- a/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
@@ -407,8 +407,11 @@ impl<'fc> FlowConstructor<'fc> {
                 ConstructionItemConstructionResult(InlineBoxesConstructionItem(
                         InlineBoxesConstructionResult {
                             splits: opt_splits,
-                            boxes: boxes
+                            boxes: mut boxes
                         })) => {
+                    // fill inline info
+                    self.set_inline_info_for_inline_child(&mut boxes, node);
+
                     // Bubble up {ib} splits.
                     match opt_splits {
                         None => {}
@@ -436,13 +439,6 @@ impl<'fc> FlowConstructor<'fc> {
             }
         }
 
-        match opt_box_accumulator {
-            Some(ref mut boxes) => {
-                self.set_inline_info_for_inline_child(boxes, node)
-            },
-            None => {}
-        }
-
         // Finally, make a new construction result.
         if opt_inline_block_splits.len() > 0 || opt_box_accumulator.len() > 0 {
             let construction_item = InlineBoxesConstructionItem(InlineBoxesConstructionResult {