diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
index d02952eb4870..95a101aab5c9 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
@@ -75,20 +75,24 @@ fn check_missing_inline_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, attrs: &[Attribute], sp: Spa
     }
 }
 
-fn is_executable_or_proc_macro(cx: &LateContext<'_>) -> bool {
+fn is_proc_macro(cx: &LateContext<'_>) -> bool {
     use rustc_session::config::CrateType;
 
     cx.tcx
         .crate_types()
         .iter()
-        .any(|t: &CrateType| matches!(t, CrateType::Executable | CrateType::ProcMacro))
+        .any(|t: &CrateType| matches!(t, CrateType::ProcMacro))
 }
 
 declare_lint_pass!(MissingInline => [MISSING_INLINE_IN_PUBLIC_ITEMS]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, it: &'tcx hir::Item<'_>) {
-        if it.span.in_external_macro(cx.sess().source_map()) || is_executable_or_proc_macro(cx) {
+        if it.span.in_external_macro(cx.sess().source_map()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if is_proc_macro(cx) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
     }
 
     fn check_impl_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, impl_item: &'tcx hir::ImplItem<'_>) {
-        if impl_item.span.in_external_macro(cx.sess().source_map()) || is_executable_or_proc_macro(cx) {
+        if impl_item.span.in_external_macro(cx.sess().source_map()) || is_proc_macro(cx) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.rs b/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.rs
index 444a7f1c964f..2ab3e3b7825d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-//@ check-pass
-
 #![warn(clippy::missing_inline_in_public_items)]
 
 pub fn foo() {}
+//~^ missing_inline_in_public_items
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.stderr b/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3108e4e49065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+error: missing `#[inline]` for a function
+  --> tests/ui/missing_inline_executable.rs:3:1
+   |
+LL | pub fn foo() {}
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::missing-inline-in-public-items` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::missing_inline_in_public_items)]`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
diff --git a/tests/ui/missing_inline_test_crate.rs b/tests/ui/missing_inline_test_crate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7fb5ae2283f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/missing_inline_test_crate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//@compile-flags: --test
+//@check-pass
+#![warn(clippy::missing_inline_in_public_items)]
+
+#[expect(clippy::missing_inline_in_public_items)]
+pub fn foo() -> u32 {
+    0
+}