diff --git a/lsp-inline-completion.el b/lsp-inline-completion.el
index 55e492ec6f9..36bb3ea5e7d 100644
--- a/lsp-inline-completion.el
+++ b/lsp-inline-completion.el
@@ -469,12 +469,12 @@ lsp-inline-completion-mode is active"
     (add-hook 'lsp-inline-completion-before-show-hook #'lsp-inline-completion--company-save-state-and-hide nil t)
     (add-hook 'lsp-inline-completion-cancelled-hook #'lsp-inline-completion--company-restore-state nil t)
     (unless (memq #'lsp-inline-completion-display company--begin-inhibit-commands)
-      (make-variable-buffer-local 'company--begin-inhibit-commands)
-      (push #'lsp-inline-completion-display company--begin-inhibit-commands))
+      (setq-local company--begin-inhibit-commands
+                  (cons #'lsp-inline-completion-display company--begin-inhibit-commands)))
     (when (and lsp-inline-completion-mode-inhibit-when-company-active
                (not (memq  #'lsp-inline-completion--company-active-p lsp-inline-completion-inhibit-predicates)))
-      (make-variable-buffer-local 'lsp-inline-completion-inhibit-predicates)
-      (push #'lsp-inline-completion--company-active-p lsp-inline-completion-inhibit-predicates)))
+      (setq-local lsp-inline-completion-inhibit-predicates
+                  (cons #'lsp-inline-completion--company-active-p lsp-inline-completion-inhibit-predicates))))
 
    (t
     (remove-hook 'lsp-inline-completion-before-show-hook #'lsp-inline-completion--company-save-state-and-hide t)