diff --git a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/db.rs b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/db.rs
index 65b3e1942de..e17cf2f3297 100644
--- a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/db.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,15 @@ pub trait LoweringGroup: SemanticGroup + Upcast<dyn SemanticGroup> {
         dependency_type: DependencyType,
     ) -> Maybe<bool>;
 
+    /// A concrete version of `in_cycle`.
+    #[salsa::invoke(crate::graph_algorithms::cycles::concrete_in_cycle)]
+    fn concrete_in_cycle(
+        &self,
+        function_id: ids::ConcreteFunctionWithBodyId,
+        dependency_type: DependencyType,
+        stage: LoweringStage,
+    ) -> Maybe<bool>;
+
     // ### Strongly connected components ###
 
     /// Returns the representative of the concrete function's strongly connected component. The
diff --git a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/graph_algorithms/cycles.rs b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/graph_algorithms/cycles.rs
index e5fac75999d..762a631ee34 100644
--- a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/graph_algorithms/cycles.rs
+++ b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/graph_algorithms/cycles.rs
@@ -77,3 +77,19 @@ pub fn in_cycle(
     }
     Ok(db.function_with_body_scc(function_id, dependency_type).len() > 1)
 }
+
+/// Query implementation of [LoweringGroup::concrete_in_cycle].
+pub fn concrete_in_cycle(
+    db: &dyn LoweringGroup,
+    function_id: ConcreteFunctionWithBodyId,
+    dependency_type: DependencyType,
+    stage: LoweringStage,
+) -> Maybe<bool> {
+    if db
+        .lowered_direct_callees_with_body(function_id, dependency_type, stage)?
+        .contains(&function_id)
+    {
+        return Ok(true);
+    }
+    Ok(db.lowered_scc(function_id, dependency_type, stage).len() > 1)
+}
diff --git a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/mod.rs b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/mod.rs
index 4838a1d4d91..d8a3504377c 100644
--- a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/mod.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use crate::ids::{
 use crate::lower::context::{VarRequest, VariableAllocator};
 use crate::utils::{InliningStrategy, Rebuilder, RebuilderEx};
 use crate::{
-    Block, BlockEnd, BlockId, Lowered, LoweringStage, Statement, StatementCall, VarRemapping,
-    VariableId,
+    Block, BlockEnd, BlockId, DependencyType, Lowered, LoweringStage, Statement, StatementCall,
+    VarRemapping, VariableId,
 };
 
 pub fn get_inline_diagnostics(
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ pub fn priv_should_inline(
     function_id: ConcreteFunctionWithBodyId,
 ) -> Maybe<bool> {
     // Breaks cycles.
-    // TODO(ilya): consider #[inline(never)] attributes for feedback set.
-    if db
-        .function_with_body_feedback_set(function_id, LoweringStage::Monomorphized)?
-        .contains(&function_id)
-    {
+    if db.concrete_in_cycle(function_id, DependencyType::Call, LoweringStage::Monomorphized)? {
         return Ok(false);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/test_data/inline b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/test_data/inline
index 79b9f1b8514..bb7c6d6e3fb 100644
--- a/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/test_data/inline
+++ b/crates/cairo-lang-lowering/src/inline/test_data/inline
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@ End:
 //! > test #[inline] with indirect self call.
 
 //! > Motivation:
-//! #[inline] functions should inline a function unless it is recursively called by itself, even
-//! indirectly. In this case, the function bar should be inlined, but not the inner call to foo.
+//! #[inline] functions should inline a function unless they are on a call cycle.
+//! in this test `bar` should not be inlined into `foo`.
 
 //! > test_runner_name
 test_function_inlining
@@ -1066,8 +1066,12 @@ End:
 
 blk1:
 Statements:
+  (v3: core::panics::PanicResult::<(core::felt252,)>) <- test::bar(v0)
 End:
-  Goto(blk7, {})
+  Match(match_enum(v3) {
+    PanicResult::Ok(v4) => blk4,
+    PanicResult::Err(v6) => blk5,
+  })
 
 blk2:
 Statements:
@@ -1095,38 +1099,6 @@ Statements:
 End:
   Return(v11)
 
-blk6:
-Statements:
-End:
-  Match(match_enum(v3) {
-    PanicResult::Ok(v4) => blk4,
-    PanicResult::Err(v6) => blk5,
-  })
-
-blk7:
-Statements:
-End:
-  Match(match core::felt252_is_zero(v0) {
-    IsZeroResult::Zero => blk8,
-    IsZeroResult::NonZero(v12) => blk9,
-  })
-
-blk8:
-Statements:
-  (v13: core::felt252) <- 1
-  (v14: core::felt252) <- core::felt252_sub(v0, v13)
-  (v15: core::panics::PanicResult::<(core::felt252,)>) <- test::foo(v14)
-End:
-  Goto(blk6, {v15 -> v3})
-
-blk9:
-Statements:
-  (v16: core::felt252) <- 1
-  (v17: (core::felt252,)) <- struct_construct(v16)
-  (v18: core::panics::PanicResult::<(core::felt252,)>) <- PanicResult::Ok(v17)
-End:
-  Goto(blk6, {v18 -> v3})
-
 //! > lowering_diagnostics
 
 //! > ==========================================================================
@@ -1621,8 +1593,12 @@ End:
 
 blk1:
 Statements:
+  (v3: core::panics::PanicResult::<(core::felt252,)>) <- test::bar(v0)
 End:
-  Goto(blk7, {})
+  Match(match_enum(v3) {
+    PanicResult::Ok(v4) => blk4,
+    PanicResult::Err(v6) => blk5,
+  })
 
 blk2:
 Statements:
@@ -1650,38 +1626,6 @@ Statements:
 End:
   Return(v11)
 
-blk6:
-Statements:
-End:
-  Match(match_enum(v3) {
-    PanicResult::Ok(v4) => blk4,
-    PanicResult::Err(v6) => blk5,
-  })
-
-blk7:
-Statements:
-End:
-  Match(match core::felt252_is_zero(v0) {
-    IsZeroResult::Zero => blk8,
-    IsZeroResult::NonZero(v12) => blk9,
-  })
-
-blk8:
-Statements:
-  (v13: core::felt252) <- 1
-  (v14: core::felt252) <- core::felt252_sub(v0, v13)
-  (v15: core::panics::PanicResult::<(core::felt252,)>) <- test::foo(v14)
-End:
-  Goto(blk6, {v15 -> v3})
-
-blk9:
-Statements:
-  (v16: core::felt252) <- 1
-  (v17: (core::felt252,)) <- struct_construct(v16)
-  (v18: core::panics::PanicResult::<(core::felt252,)>) <- PanicResult::Ok(v17)
-End:
-  Goto(blk6, {v18 -> v3})
-
 //! > lowering_diagnostics
 
 //! > ==========================================================================