diff --git a/usr.bin/rpcgen/Makefile b/usr.bin/rpcgen/Makefile
index d01e863af93f..c298820e343a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rpcgen/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/rpcgen/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,5 @@ SRCS=	rpc_main.c  rpc_clntout.c rpc_cout.c rpc_hout.c rpc_parse.c \
 	rpc_sample.c rpc_scan.c rpc_svcout.c rpc_tblout.c rpc_util.c
 
 WARNS?=	2
-#
-# This is a kludge to work around the fact that this program
-# uses 'inline' as a variable name.
-#
-CFLAGS+=-Dinline=rpcgen_inline
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_cout.c b/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_cout.c
index f1b288ac9908..f8a18d466752 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_cout.c
+++ b/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_cout.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ print_header(def)
 					 def->def.ty.rel));
 	/* Now add Inline support */
 
-	if (inline == 0)
+	if (inline_size == 0)
 		return;
 	/* May cause lint to complain. but  ... */
 	f_print(fout, "\tregister long *buf;\n\n");
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ int flag;
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (i > 0) {
-				if (sizestr == NULL && size < inline){
+				if (sizestr == NULL && size < inline_size){
 					/*
 					 * don't expand into inline code
-					 * if size < inline
+					 * if size < inline_size
 					 */
 					while (cur != dl){
 						print_stat(indent + 1, &cur->decl);
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ int flag;
 	}
 
 	if (i > 0) {
-		if (sizestr == NULL && size < inline){
-			/* don't expand into inline code if size < inline */
+		if (sizestr == NULL && size < inline_size){
+			/* don't expand into inline code if size < inline_size */
 			while (cur != dl){
 				print_stat(indent + 1, &cur->decl);
 				cur = cur->next;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ emit_struct(def)
 	bas_type *ptr;
 	int can_inline;
 
-	if (inline == 0) {
+	if (inline_size == 0) {
 		/* No xdr_inlining at all */
 		for (dl = def->def.st.decls; dl != NULL; dl = dl->next)
 			print_stat(1, &dl->decl);
@@ -600,13 +600,13 @@ emit_struct(def)
 				break; /* can be inlined */
 			}
 		} else {
-			if (size >= inline){
+			if (size >= inline_size){
 				can_inline = 1;
 				break; /* can be inlined */
 			}
 			size = 0;
 		}
-	if (size >= inline)
+	if (size >= inline_size)
 		can_inline = 1;
 
 	if (can_inline == 0){	/* can not inline, drop back to old mode */
diff --git a/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_main.c b/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_main.c
index 7d54d239feb9..5e598489767a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_main.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int mtflag = 0;		/* Support for MT */
 #define INLINE 0
 /* length at which to start doing an inline */
 
-int inline = INLINE;
+int inline_size = INLINE;
 /*
  * Length at which to start doing an inline. INLINE = default
  * if 0, no xdr_inline code
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ parseargs(argc, argv, cmd)
 					if (++i == argc) {
 						return (0);
 					}
-					inline = atoi(argv[i]);
+					inline_size = atoi(argv[i]);
 					goto nextarg;
 				case 'n':
 				case 'o':
diff --git a/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_util.h b/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_util.h
index 73438272a38e..ce21d4ea812a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_util.h
+++ b/usr.bin/rpcgen/rpc_util.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ extern int newstyle;
 extern int Cflag;     /* ANSI-C/C++ flag */
 extern int CCflag;     /* C++ flag */
 extern int tirpcflag; /* flag for generating tirpc code */
-extern int inline; /* if this is 0, then do not generate inline code */
+extern int inline_size; /* if this is 0, then do not generate inline code */
 extern int mtflag;
 
 /*