diff --git a/firmware/util/datalogging.cpp b/firmware/util/datalogging.cpp
index 40de22e038..b89287a153 100644
--- a/firmware/util/datalogging.cpp
+++ b/firmware/util/datalogging.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static bool intermediateLoggingBufferInited = false;
 /**
  * @returns true if data does not fit into this buffer
  */
-static INLINE bool validateBuffer(Logging *logging, uint32_t extraLen) {
+static ALWAYS_INLINE bool validateBuffer(Logging *logging, uint32_t extraLen) {
 	if (logging->buffer == NULL) {
 		firmwareError("Logging not initialized: %s", logging->name);
 		return true;