diff --git a/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt b/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt
index af873df..3f7ec68 100644
--- a/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt
+++ b/src-literatetests/10-tests.blt
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ func = f
   {-# INLINE CONLIKE [1] f #-}
   f = id
 
+#test noinline pragma 1
+{-# NOINLINE func #-}
+func :: Int
+
 #test inline pragma 4
 #pending this does not work with the compiler version we currently use yet (i think). should work with ghc-8.0.2.
 func = f
diff --git a/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Decl.hs b/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Decl.hs
index 9681453..400d422 100644
--- a/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Decl.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Layouters/Decl.hs
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ layoutSig lsig@(L _loc sig) = case sig of
             NoInline        -> "NOINLINE "
             EmptyInlineSpec -> "" -- i have no idea if this is correct.
       let phaseStr = case phaseAct of
-            NeverActive      -> "[] "
+            NeverActive      -> "" -- not [] - for NOINLINE NeverActive is
+                                   -- in fact the default
             AlwaysActive     -> ""
             ActiveBefore _ i -> "[~" ++ show i ++ "] "
             ActiveAfter  _ i -> "[" ++ show i ++ "] "