diff --git a/src/cmp/cmpcbk.lsp b/src/cmp/cmpcbk.lsp
index 15d13249d..263cab656 100644
--- a/src/cmp/cmpcbk.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmpcbk.lsp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 	    (setf comma ",")))
     (wt ")")
     (wt-h ");")
-    (wt-nl1 "{")
+    (wt-nl-open-brace)
     (when return-p
       (wt-nl return-type-name " output;"))
     (wt-nl "const cl_env_ptr cl_env_copy = ecl_process_env();")
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@
       (wt-nl "ecl_foreign_data_set_elt(&output,"
 	     (foreign-elt-type-code return-type) ",aux);")
       (wt-nl "return output;"))
-    (wt-nl1 "}")))
+    (wt-nl-close-brace)))
diff --git a/src/cmp/cmpffi.lsp b/src/cmp/cmpffi.lsp
index 6325ab924..04380938d 100755
--- a/src/cmp/cmpffi.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmpffi.lsp
@@ -579,8 +579,7 @@
 	     (let ((var (make-lcl-var :rep-type type)))
 	       (wt-nl (rep-type-name type) " " var ";")
 	       var)))
-      (incf *inline-blocks*)
-      (wt-nl "{")
+      (open-inline-block)
       (let ((output-vars (mapcar #'make-output-var output-rep-type)))
 	(wt-c-inline-loc output-rep-type c-expression coerced-arguments side-effects output-vars)
 	(cond ((= (length output-vars) 1)
@@ -614,8 +613,7 @@
 	     (let ((lcl (make-lcl-var :rep-type rep-type)))
 	       (wt-nl)
 	       (unless block-opened
-		 (incf *inline-blocks*)
-		 (wt-nl "{"))
+		 (open-inline-block))
 	       (wt (rep-type-name rep-type) " " lcl "= ")
 	       (wt-coerce-loc rep-type loc)
 	       (wt ";")
diff --git a/src/cmp/cmpflet.lsp b/src/cmp/cmpflet.lsp
index ce68ce3e4..0ef7f3ed4 100644
--- a/src/cmp/cmpflet.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmpflet.lsp
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@
       t)))
 
 (defun c2locals (c1form funs body labels ;; labels is T when deriving from labels
-		 &aux block-p
+		 &aux
 		 (*env* *env*)
+		 (*inline-blocks* 0)
 		 (*env-lvl* *env-lvl*) env-grows)
   (declare (ignore c1form))
   ;; create location for each function which is returned,
@@ -190,15 +191,13 @@
       (when (plusp (var-ref var)) ; the function is returned
         (unless (member (var-kind var) '(LEXICAL CLOSURE))
           (setf (var-loc var) (next-lcl))
-          (unless block-p
-            (setq block-p t) (wt-nl "{ "))
+	  (maybe-open-inline-block)
           (wt "cl_object " var ";"))
 	(unless env-grows
 	  (setq env-grows (var-ref-ccb var))))))
   ;; or in closure environment:
   (when (env-grows env-grows)
-    (unless block-p
-      (wt-nl "{ ") (setq block-p t))
+    (maybe-open-inline-block)
     (let ((env-lvl *env-lvl*))
       (wt "volatile cl_object env" (incf *env-lvl*) " = env" env-lvl ";")))
   ;; bind such locations:
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@
 	(set-var (list 'MAKE-CCLOSURE fun) var))))
 
   (c2expr body)
-  (when block-p (wt-nl "}")))
+  (close-inline-blocks))
 
 (defun c1decl-body (decls body)
   (if (null decls)
diff --git a/src/cmp/cmplam.lsp b/src/cmp/cmplam.lsp
index c7c23e76d..bd71479f6 100644
--- a/src/cmp/cmplam.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmplam.lsp
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
 
   ;; check arguments
   (unless (or local-entry-p (not (policy-check-nargs)))
-    (incf *inline-blocks*)
     (if (and use-narg (not varargs))
 	(wt-nl "if (ecl_unlikely(narg!=" nreq ")) FEwrong_num_arguments_anonym();")
 	(when varargs
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
 	    (wt-nl "if (ecl_unlikely(narg<" nreq ")) FEwrong_num_arguments_anonym();"))
 	  (unless (or rest keywords allow-other-keys)
 	    (wt-nl "if (ecl_unlikely(narg>" (+ nreq nopt) ")) FEwrong_num_arguments_anonym();"))))
-    (wt-nl "{"))
+    (open-inline-block))
 
   ;; If the number of required arguments exceeds the number of variables we
   ;; want to pass on the C stack, we pass some of the arguments to the list
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
 	 do (bind `(LCL ,reqi) var)))
 
     (when fname-in-ihs-p
-      (wt-nl "{")
+      (open-inline-block)
       (setf *ihs-used-p* t)
       (push 'IHS *unwind-exit*)
       (when (policy-debug-variable-bindings)
@@ -447,7 +446,8 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
     ;; which is what we do here.
     (let ((va-arg-loc (if simple-varargs 'VA-ARG 'CL-VA-ARG)))
       ;; counter for optionals
-      (wt-nl "{int i=" nreq ";")
+      (wt-nl-open-brace)
+      (wt-nl "int i=" nreq ";")
       (do ((opt optionals (cdddr opt)))
 	  ((endp opt))
 	(wt-nl "if (i >= narg) {")
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
 	    (bind va-arg-loc (first opt)))
 	  (when (third opt) (bind t (third opt)))
 	(wt-nl "}"))
-      (wt "}")))
+      (wt-nl-close-brace)))
 
   (when (or rest keywords allow-other-keys)
     (cond ((not (or keywords allow-other-keys))
@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
 	    (t
 	     ;; with initform
 	     (setf (second KEYVARS[i]) (+ nkey i))
-	     (wt-nl "if(") (wt-loc KEYVARS[i]) (wt "==ECL_NIL){")
+	     (wt-nl "if (") (wt-loc KEYVARS[i]) (wt "==ECL_NIL) {")
 	     (let ((*unwind-exit* *unwind-exit*))
 	       (bind-init init var))
-	     (wt-nl "}else{")
+	     (wt-nl "} else {")
 	     (setf (second KEYVARS[i]) i)
 	     (bind KEYVARS[i] var)
 	     (wt "}")))
@@ -521,11 +521,7 @@ The function thus belongs to the type of functions that ecl_make_cfun accepts."
   ;;; Now the parameters are ready, after all!
   (c2expr body)
 
-  ;;; Closing braces is done i cmptop.lsp
-  (when fname-in-ihs-p
-    (wt-nl "}"))
-  (close-inline-blocks)
-  )
+  (close-inline-blocks))
 
 (defun optimize-funcall/apply-lambda (lambda-form arguments apply-p
 				      &aux body apply-list apply-var
diff --git a/src/cmp/cmplet.lsp b/src/cmp/cmplet.lsp
index 9c23ff8f6..cff9d1a32 100644
--- a/src/cmp/cmplet.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmplet.lsp
@@ -266,16 +266,16 @@
      for kind = (local var)
      when kind
      do (progn
-	  (wt-nl)(maybe-open-inline-block)
+	  (maybe-open-inline-block)
 	  (bind (next-lcl) var)
-	  (wt *volatile* (rep-type-name kind) " " var ";")
+	  (wt-nl *volatile* (rep-type-name kind) " " var ";")
 	  (wt-comment (var-name var))))
 
   ;; Create closure bindings for closed-over variables
   (when (some #'var-ref-ccb vars)
-    (wt-nl) (maybe-open-inline-block)
+    (maybe-open-inline-block)
     (let ((env-lvl *env-lvl*))
-      (wt *volatile* "cl_object env" (incf *env-lvl*) " = env" env-lvl ";")))
+      (wt-nl *volatile* "cl_object env" (incf *env-lvl*) " = env" env-lvl ";")))
 
   ;; Assign values
   (loop for form in forms
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@
   ;; Optionally register the variables with the IHS frame for debugging
   (if (policy-debug-variable-bindings)
       (let ((*unwind-exit* *unwind-exit*))
-        (wt-nl "{")
+        (wt-nl-open-brace)
         (let* ((env (build-debug-lexical-env vars)))
           (when env (push 'IHS-ENV *unwind-exit*))
           (c2expr body)
-          (wt-nl "}")
+          (wt-nl-close-brace)
           (when env (pop-debug-lexical-env))))
       (c2expr body))