diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline.rs
index 5fd1eb891a..9da4873957 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use super::{get_name, get_names};
 use rspirv::dr::{Block, Function, Instruction, Module, ModuleHeader, Operand};
 use rspirv::spirv::{FunctionControl, Op, StorageClass, Word};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
+use rustc_errors::ErrorGuaranteed;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use std::mem::take;
 
@@ -17,9 +18,8 @@ type FunctionMap = FxHashMap<Word, Function>;
 
 pub fn inline(sess: &Session, module: &mut Module) -> super::Result<()> {
     // This algorithm gets real sad if there's recursion - but, good news, SPIR-V bans recursion
-    if module_has_recursion(sess, module) {
-        return Err(rustc_errors::ErrorReported);
-    }
+    deny_recursion_in_module(sess, module)?;
+
     let functions = module
         .functions
         .iter()
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn inline(sess: &Session, module: &mut Module) -> super::Result<()> {
         let names = get_names(module);
         for f in inlined_dont_inlines {
             sess.warn(&format!(
-                    "Function `{}` has `dont_inline` attribute, but need to be inlined because it has illegal argument or return types",
+                    "function `{}` has `dont_inline` attribute, but need to be inlined because it has illegal argument or return types",
                     get_name(&names, f)
                 ));
         }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn inline(sess: &Session, module: &mut Module) -> super::Result<()> {
 }
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/53995651
-fn module_has_recursion(sess: &Session, module: &Module) -> bool {
+fn deny_recursion_in_module(sess: &Session, module: &Module) -> super::Result<()> {
     let func_to_index: FxHashMap<Word, usize> = module
         .functions
         .iter()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn module_has_recursion(sess: &Session, module: &Module) -> bool {
         .collect();
     let mut discovered = vec![false; module.functions.len()];
     let mut finished = vec![false; module.functions.len()];
-    let mut has_recursion = false;
+    let mut has_recursion = None;
     for index in 0..module.functions.len() {
         if !discovered[index] && !finished[index] {
             visit(
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn module_has_recursion(sess: &Session, module: &Module) -> bool {
         current: usize,
         discovered: &mut Vec<bool>,
         finished: &mut Vec<bool>,
-        has_recursion: &mut bool,
+        has_recursion: &mut Option<ErrorGuaranteed>,
         func_to_index: &FxHashMap<Word, usize>,
     ) {
         discovered[current] = true;
@@ -121,11 +121,10 @@ fn module_has_recursion(sess: &Session, module: &Module) -> bool {
                 let names = get_names(module);
                 let current_name = get_name(&names, module.functions[current].def_id().unwrap());
                 let next_name = get_name(&names, module.functions[next].def_id().unwrap());
-                sess.err(&format!(
+                *has_recursion = Some(sess.err(&format!(
                     "module has recursion, which is not allowed: `{}` calls `{}`",
                     current_name, next_name
-                ));
-                *has_recursion = true;
+                )));
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -159,7 +158,10 @@ fn module_has_recursion(sess: &Session, module: &Module) -> bool {
             })
     }
 
-    has_recursion
+    match has_recursion {
+        Some(err) => Err(err),
+        None => Ok(()),
+    }
 }
 
 fn compute_disallowed_argument_and_return_types(
diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline_globals.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline_globals.rs
index 707e765901..ab712ba11e 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline_globals.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/inline_globals.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use rspirv::dr::{Instruction, Module, Operand};
-use rspirv::spirv::{Op};
+use rspirv::spirv::Op;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_session::Session;
 
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ impl NormalizedInstructions {
         bound: &mut u32,
         new_root: u32,
     ) {
-            for op in &mut inst.operands {
-                match op {
-                    Operand::IdRef(id) => match id_map.get(id) {
-                        Some(new_id) => {
-                            *id = *new_id;
-                        }
-                        _ => {}
-                    },
+        for op in &mut inst.operands {
+            match op {
+                Operand::IdRef(id) => match id_map.get(id) {
+                    Some(new_id) => {
+                        *id = *new_id;
+                    }
                     _ => {}
-                }
+                },
+                _ => {}
             }
+        }
         if let Some(id) = &mut inst.result_id {
             if *id != root {
                 id_map.insert(*id, *bound);
@@ -144,7 +144,13 @@ fn inline_global_varaibles_rec(module: &mut Module) -> super::Result<bool> {
                         match &inst.operands[i] {
                             &Operand::IdRef(w) => match &function_args.get(&key) {
                                 None => {
-                                    match get_const_arg_insts(bound, &variables, &insts, &ref_stores, w) {
+                                    match get_const_arg_insts(
+                                        bound,
+                                        &variables,
+                                        &insts,
+                                        &ref_stores,
+                                        w,
+                                    ) {
                                         Some(insts) => {
                                             is_invalid = false;
                                             function_args.insert(key, FunctionArg::Insts(insts));
@@ -153,8 +159,13 @@ fn inline_global_varaibles_rec(module: &mut Module) -> super::Result<bool> {
                                     }
                                 }
                                 Some(FunctionArg::Insts(w2)) => {
-                                    let new_insts =
-                                        get_const_arg_insts(bound, &variables, &insts, &ref_stores, w);
+                                    let new_insts = get_const_arg_insts(
+                                        bound,
+                                        &variables,
+                                        &insts,
+                                        &ref_stores,
+                                        w,
+                                    );
                                     match new_insts {
                                         Some(new_insts) => {
                                             is_invalid = new_insts != *w2;
diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/mod.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/mod.rs
index 5fd0ad0f05..d9f896ac0b 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/linker/mod.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ mod destructure_composites;
 mod duplicates;
 mod entry_interface;
 mod import_export_link;
-mod inline_globals;
 mod inline;
+mod inline_globals;
 mod ipo;
 mod mem2reg;
 mod param_weakening;
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ pub fn link(sess: &Session, mut inputs: Vec<Module>, opts: &Options) -> Result<L
         std::fs::write(path, spirv_tools::binary::from_binary(&output.assemble())).unwrap();
     }
 
-
     // remove duplicates (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools/blob/e7866de4b1dc2a7e8672867caeb0bdca49f458d3/source/opt/remove_duplicates_pass.cpp)
     {
         let _timer = sess.timer("link_remove_duplicates");
@@ -355,6 +354,5 @@ pub fn link(sess: &Session, mut inputs: Vec<Module>, opts: &Options) -> Result<L
         };
     }
 
-
     Ok(output)
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/lang/consts/nested-ref.stderr b/tests/ui/lang/consts/nested-ref.stderr
index ec9a85b4e0..e1718942f2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lang/consts/nested-ref.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/lang/consts/nested-ref.stderr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-warning: Function `nested_ref::deep_load` has `dont_inline` attribute, but need to be inlined because it has illegal argument or return types
+warning: function `nested_ref::deep_load` has `dont_inline` attribute, but need to be inlined because it has illegal argument or return types
 
-warning: Function `nested_ref::deep_transpose` has `dont_inline` attribute, but need to be inlined because it has illegal argument or return types
+warning: function `nested_ref::deep_transpose` has `dont_inline` attribute, but need to be inlined because it has illegal argument or return types
 
 warning: 2 warnings emitted