diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index b5ece69ae6..ea4db4f516 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -3471,6 +3471,10 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
         genProcPrototype(p.module, sym)
       else:
         genProc(p.module, sym)
+        # For cross-module inline procs with optCompress, ensure prototype is emitted
+        if sym.typ.callConv == ccInline and optCompress in p.config.globalOptions and
+           sym.itemId.module != p.module.module.position:
+          genProcPrototype(p.module, sym)
       if sym.loc.snippet == "" or sym.loc.lode == nil:
         internalError(p.config, n.info, "expr: proc not init " & sym.name.s)
       putLocIntoDest(p, d, sym.loc)
diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index de7467567a..a932c180ff 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -1518,9 +1518,9 @@ proc genProcNoForward(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
         fillProcLoc(m2, prc.ast[namePos])
         #elif {sfExportc, sfImportc} * prc.flags == {}:
         #  # reset name to restore consistency in case of hashing collisions:
-        #  echo "resetting ", prc.id, " by ", m.module.name.s
-        #  prc.loc.snippet = nil
-        #  prc.loc.snippet = mangleName(m, prc)
+        #  #echo "resetting ", prc.id, " by ", m.module.name.s
+        #  #prc.loc.snippet = nil
+        #  #prc.loc.snippet = mangleName(m, prc)
         genProcPrototype(m, prc)
         genProcAux(m, prc)
   elif sfImportc notin prc.flags: