diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index 896d8a71..bbee6d07 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@ func errDuplicateKey(msg string, tk *token.Token) *duplicateKeyError {
 	return &duplicateKeyError{err: errors.ErrSyntax(msg, tk)}
 }
 
-func (d *Decoder) deleteStructKeys(structValue reflect.Value, unknownFields map[string]ast.Node) error {
-	structType := structValue.Type()
+func (d *Decoder) deleteStructKeys(structType reflect.Type, unknownFields map[string]ast.Node) error {
 	if structType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		structType = structType.Elem()
 	}
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) deleteStructKeys(structValue reflect.Value, unknownFields map[
 		}
 
 		if structField.IsInline {
-			d.deleteStructKeys(structValue.FieldByName(field.Name), unknownFields)
+			d.deleteStructKeys(field.Type, unknownFields)
 		} else {
 			delete(unknownFields, structField.RenderName)
 		}
@@ -785,7 +784,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeStruct(dst reflect.Value, src ast.Node) error {
 					err = nil
 				}
 
-				if err = d.deleteStructKeys(fieldValue, unknownFields); err != nil {
+				if err = d.deleteStructKeys(fieldValue.Type(), unknownFields); err != nil {
 					return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot delete struct keys")
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index aacf6f19..ef995bb9 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -1323,6 +1323,32 @@ c: true
 	if !v.C {
 		t.Fatal("failed to decode with inline key")
 	}
+
+	t.Run("multiple inline with strict", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type Base struct {
+			A int
+			B string
+		}
+		type Base2 struct {
+			Base *Base `yaml:",inline"`
+		}
+		yml := `---
+a: 1
+b: hello
+`
+		var v struct {
+			Base2 *Base2 `yaml:",inline"`
+		}
+		if err := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(yml), yaml.Strict()).Decode(&v); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
+		}
+		if v.Base2.Base.A != 1 {
+			t.Fatal("failed to decode with inline key")
+		}
+		if v.Base2.Base.B != "hello" {
+			t.Fatal("failed to decode with inline key")
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDecoder_InlineAndConflictKey(t *testing.T) {