diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/inline.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/inline.rs
index 66fb01bd4646d..221f4b18a58a6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/inline.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/inline.rs
@@ -157,11 +157,13 @@ impl<'tcx> Inliner<'tcx> {
             return Err("optimization fuel exhausted");
         }
 
-        let callee_body = callsite.callee.subst_mir_and_normalize_erasing_regions(
+        let Ok(callee_body) = callsite.callee.try_subst_mir_and_normalize_erasing_regions(
             self.tcx,
             self.param_env,
             callee_body.clone(),
-        );
+        ) else {
+            return Err("failed to normalize callee body");
+        };
 
         let old_blocks = caller_body.basic_blocks().next_index();
         self.inline_call(caller_body, &callsite, callee_body);
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Inliner<'tcx> {
             let func_ty = func.ty(caller_body, self.tcx);
             if let ty::FnDef(def_id, substs) = *func_ty.kind() {
                 // To resolve an instance its substs have to be fully normalized.
-                let substs = self.tcx.normalize_erasing_regions(self.param_env, substs);
+                let substs = self.tcx.try_normalize_erasing_regions(self.param_env, substs).ok()?;
                 let callee =
                     Instance::resolve(self.tcx, self.param_env, def_id, substs).ok().flatten()?;
 
@@ -407,14 +409,17 @@ impl<'tcx> Inliner<'tcx> {
                     if let ty::FnDef(def_id, substs) =
                         *callsite.callee.subst_mir(self.tcx, &f.literal.ty()).kind()
                     {
-                        let substs = self.tcx.normalize_erasing_regions(self.param_env, substs);
-                        if let Ok(Some(instance)) =
-                            Instance::resolve(self.tcx, self.param_env, def_id, substs)
+                        if let Ok(substs) =
+                            self.tcx.try_normalize_erasing_regions(self.param_env, substs)
                         {
-                            if callsite.callee.def_id() == instance.def_id() {
-                                return Err("self-recursion");
-                            } else if self.history.contains(&instance) {
-                                return Err("already inlined");
+                            if let Ok(Some(instance)) =
+                                Instance::resolve(self.tcx, self.param_env, def_id, substs)
+                            {
+                                if callsite.callee.def_id() == instance.def_id() {
+                                    return Err("self-recursion");
+                                } else if self.history.contains(&instance) {
+                                    return Err("already inlined");
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         // Don't give intrinsics the extra penalty for calls
diff --git a/src/test/ui/traits/issue-97695-double-trivial-bound.rs b/src/test/ui/traits/issue-97695-double-trivial-bound.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..213605b51142c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/traits/issue-97695-double-trivial-bound.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// compile-flags: -Zinline-mir --emit=mir
+// build-pass
+
+pub trait Associate {
+    type Associated;
+}
+
+pub struct Wrap<'a> {
+    pub field: &'a i32,
+}
+
+pub trait Create<T> {
+    fn create() -> Self;
+}
+
+pub fn oh_no<'a, T>()
+where
+    Wrap<'a>: Associate,
+    <Wrap<'a> as Associate>::Associated: Create<T>,
+{
+    <Wrap<'a> as Associate>::Associated::create();
+}
+
+pub fn main() {}