diff --git a/src/ds/bits.h b/src/ds/bits.h
index 5211f70..e6721cd 100644
--- a/src/ds/bits.h
+++ b/src/ds/bits.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #  define ALWAYSINLINE __attribute__((always_inline))
 #  define NOINLINE __attribute__((noinline))
 #  define SNMALLOC_SLOW_PATH NOINLINE
-#  define SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH ALWAYSINLINE
+#  define SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH inline ALWAYSINLINE
 #  define SNMALLOC_PURE __attribute__((const))
 #  ifdef __clang__
 #    define HEADER_GLOBAL __attribute__((selectany))