diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.c
index e25a2b41b2..38e7fe8f6f 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+/* FIXME 0.11: inline everything and get rid of non-inlined functions */
+
 /**
  * SECTION:gstbitreader
  * @short_description: Reads any number of bits from a memory buffer
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.h b/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.h
index 5dc16a30e4..a6a0e35b02 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.h
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbitreader.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 
+/* FIXME: inline functions */
+
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /**
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbytereader.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbytereader.c
index 177b61c6c8..d40d28a6bb 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbytereader.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbytereader.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+/* FIXME 0.11: inline everything and get rid of non-inlined functions */
+
 /**
  * SECTION:gstbytereader
  * @short_description: Reads different integer, string and floating point
@@ -712,6 +714,8 @@ gst_byte_reader_peek_##name (GstByteReader * reader, type * val) \
   return _gst_byte_reader_peek_##name##_inline (reader, val); \
 }
 
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+
 GST_BYTE_READER_PEEK_GET(8,guint8,uint8)
 GST_BYTE_READER_PEEK_GET(8,gint8,int8)
 
@@ -844,6 +848,8 @@ GST_BYTE_READER_PEEK_GET(32,gfloat,float32_be)
 GST_BYTE_READER_PEEK_GET(64,gdouble,float64_le)
 GST_BYTE_READER_PEEK_GET(64,gdouble,float64_be)
 
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
 /**
  * gst_byte_reader_get_data:
  * @reader: a #GstByteReader instance