diff --git a/src/unix/async.c b/src/unix/async.c
index 63bedf56..4d3cd94f 100644
--- a/src/unix/async.c
+++ b/src/unix/async.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static int uv__async_init(uv_loop_t* loop);
 static void uv__async_io(uv_loop_t* loop, uv__io_t* handle, int events);
 
 
-__attribute__((always_inline))
 static int uv__async_make_pending(volatile sig_atomic_t* ptr) {
   /* Do a cheap read first. */
   if (*ptr)
diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index 5685e1a8..23266764 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ enum {
 };
 
 __attribute__((unused))
-__attribute__((always_inline))
 static void uv__req_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_req_t* req, uv_req_type type) {
   req->type = type;
   uv__req_register(loop, req);