diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 04068c0ed927..04579a0c7711 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ static inline void rb_event_discard(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 		event->time_delta = 1;
 }
 
-static inline bool
+static __always_inline bool
 rb_event_is_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		   struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ rb_event_is_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		rb_commit_index(cpu_buffer) == index;
 }
 
-static void
+static __always_inline void
 rb_update_write_stamp(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		      struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {