diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs
index da43361ed1..46c07d888e 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ struct SectionCounter {
 
 impl SectionCounter {
     /// Update the section counter if buffer size increased since last call
+    #[inline]
     fn update<SB: SerialBuffer>(&mut self, buffer: &mut SB) {
         let new_size = buffer.size();
         if new_size > self.buffer_size {
@@ -586,6 +587,7 @@ impl SectionCounter {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn serialize_and_count<SB: SerialBuffer, S: Serialize>(
         &mut self,
         buffer: &mut SB,
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs
index 2f051553db..9445d8c30b 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ impl Serialize for u32 {
 
 // Unit is used as a placeholder in parts of the Wasm spec we don't use yet
 impl Serialize for () {
+    #[inline(always)]
     fn serialize<T: SerialBuffer>(&self, _buffer: &mut T) {}
 }