diff --git a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/Deobfuscator.cs b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/Deobfuscator.cs
index 78aa9076..c78a4c01 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/Deobfuscator.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/Deobfuscator.cs
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ namespace de4dot.code.deobfuscators.SmartAssembly {
 		}
 
 		bool canRemoveStringDecrypterStuff() {
+			if (!staticStringInliner.InlinedAllCalls)
+				return false;
 			return Operations.DecryptStrings != OpDecryptString.None;
 		}