diff --git a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
index bcda8a94..f03f7bcf 100644
--- a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
+++ b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
@@ -541,7 +541,11 @@ absorbExpr _ expr = pretty expr
 -- Render the RHS value of an assignment or function parameter default value
 absorbRHS :: Expression -> Doc
 absorbRHS expr = case expr of
-  -- Absorbable expression. Always start on the same line
+  -- Exception to the case below: Don't force-expand attrsets if they only contain a single inherit statement
+  (Term (Set _ _ binders _))
+    | case unItems binders of [Item (Inherit{})] -> True; _ -> False ->
+        hardspace <> group (absorbExpr False expr)
+  -- Absorbable expression. Always start on the same line, and force-expand attrsets
   _ | isAbsorbableExpr expr -> hardspace <> group (absorbExpr True expr)
   -- Parenthesized expression. Same thing as the special case for parenthesized last argument in function calls.
   (Term (Parenthesized open expr' close)) -> hardspace <> absorbParen open expr' close
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out-pure.nix b/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out-pure.nix
index 8ff78dae..c1ed4245 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out-pure.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out-pure.nix
@@ -521,33 +521,25 @@ rec {
       # the normalized name for macOS.
       macos = {
         execFormat = macho;
-        families = {
-          inherit darwin;
-        };
+        families = { inherit darwin; };
         name = "darwin";
       };
       ios = {
         execFormat = macho;
-        families = {
-          inherit darwin;
-        };
+        families = { inherit darwin; };
       };
       # A tricky thing about FreeBSD is that there is no stable ABI across
       # versions. That means that putting in the version as part of the
       # config string is paramount.
       freebsd12 = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
         name = "freebsd";
         version = 12;
       };
       freebsd13 = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
         name = "freebsd";
         version = 13;
       };
@@ -557,9 +549,7 @@ rec {
       };
       netbsd = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
       };
       none = {
         execFormat = unknown;
@@ -567,9 +557,7 @@ rec {
       };
       openbsd = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
       };
       solaris = {
         execFormat = elf;
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out.nix b/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out.nix
index 8ff78dae..c1ed4245 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_lib_4/out.nix
@@ -521,33 +521,25 @@ rec {
       # the normalized name for macOS.
       macos = {
         execFormat = macho;
-        families = {
-          inherit darwin;
-        };
+        families = { inherit darwin; };
         name = "darwin";
       };
       ios = {
         execFormat = macho;
-        families = {
-          inherit darwin;
-        };
+        families = { inherit darwin; };
       };
       # A tricky thing about FreeBSD is that there is no stable ABI across
       # versions. That means that putting in the version as part of the
       # config string is paramount.
       freebsd12 = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
         name = "freebsd";
         version = 12;
       };
       freebsd13 = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
         name = "freebsd";
         version = 13;
       };
@@ -557,9 +549,7 @@ rec {
       };
       netbsd = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
       };
       none = {
         execFormat = unknown;
@@ -567,9 +557,7 @@ rec {
       };
       openbsd = {
         execFormat = elf;
-        families = {
-          inherit bsd;
-        };
+        families = { inherit bsd; };
       };
       solaris = {
         execFormat = elf;
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out-pure.nix b/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out-pure.nix
index f2bcf7ff..f8ec98ac 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out-pure.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out-pure.nix
@@ -284,9 +284,7 @@ in
     })
 
     (mkIf (!config.boot.isContainer) {
-      system.build = {
-        inherit kernel;
-      };
+      system.build = { inherit kernel; };
 
       system.modulesTree = [ kernel ] ++ config.boot.extraModulePackages;
 
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out.nix b/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out.nix
index f2bcf7ff..f8ec98ac 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_nixos_1/out.nix
@@ -284,9 +284,7 @@ in
     })
 
     (mkIf (!config.boot.isContainer) {
-      system.build = {
-        inherit kernel;
-      };
+      system.build = { inherit kernel; };
 
       system.modulesTree = [ kernel ] ++ config.boot.extraModulePackages;