diff --git a/rust/kernel/io.rs b/rust/kernel/io.rs
index 98e8b84e68d1..b64b11f75a35 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/io.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/io.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ macro_rules! define_read {
         /// Bound checks are performed on compile time, hence if the offset is not known at compile
         /// time, the build will fail.
         $(#[$attr])*
-        #[inline]
+        // Always inline to optimize out error path of `io_addr_assert`.
+        #[inline(always)]
         pub fn $name(&self, offset: usize) -> $type_name {
             let addr = self.io_addr_assert::<$type_name>(offset);
 
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ macro_rules! define_write {
         /// Bound checks are performed on compile time, hence if the offset is not known at compile
         /// time, the build will fail.
         $(#[$attr])*
-        #[inline]
+        // Always inline to optimize out error path of `io_addr_assert`.
+        #[inline(always)]
         pub fn $name(&self, value: $type_name, offset: usize) {
             let addr = self.io_addr_assert::<$type_name>(offset);
 
@@ -239,7 +241,8 @@ fn io_addr<U>(&self, offset: usize) -> Result<usize> {
         self.addr().checked_add(offset).ok_or(EINVAL)
     }
 
-    #[inline]
+    // Always inline to optimize out error path of `build_assert`.
+    #[inline(always)]
     fn io_addr_assert<U>(&self, offset: usize) -> usize {
         build_assert!(Self::offset_valid::<U>(offset, SIZE));
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/io/resource.rs b/rust/kernel/io/resource.rs
index 56cfde97ce87..b7ac9faf141d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/io/resource.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/io/resource.rs
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ impl Flags {
     /// Resource represents a memory region that must be ioremaped using `ioremap_np`.
     pub const IORESOURCE_MEM_NONPOSTED: Flags = Flags::new(bindings::IORESOURCE_MEM_NONPOSTED);
 
+    // Always inline to optimize out error path of `build_assert`.
+    #[inline(always)]
     const fn new(value: u32) -> Self {
         crate::build_assert!(value as u64 <= c_ulong::MAX as u64);
         Flags(value as c_ulong)