diff --git a/src/Lexer.js b/src/Lexer.js
index 3c0a2c7e01..c4bbf41a83 100644
--- a/src/Lexer.js
+++ b/src/Lexer.js
@@ -316,8 +316,9 @@ export class Lexer {
     return tokens;
   }
 
-  inline(src, tokens) {
+  inline(src, tokens = []) {
     this.inlineQueue.push({ src, tokens });
+    return tokens;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit/marked-spec.js b/test/unit/marked-spec.js
index e59b5cc497..0ad5ac6fec 100644
--- a/test/unit/marked-spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/marked-spec.js
@@ -433,11 +433,10 @@ describe('use extension', () => {
             const token = {
               type: 'walkableDescription',
               raw: match[0],
-              dt: [],
+              dt: this.lexer.inline(match[1].trim()),
               dd: [],
               tokens: []
             };
-            this.lexer.inline(match[1].trim(), token.dt);
             this.lexer.inline(match[2].trim(), token.dd);
             this.lexer.inline('unwalked', token.tokens);
             return token;