diff --git a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
index abae79650c..2222b87764 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static void *atomic_mmu_lookup(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
 typedef uint64_t FullLoadHelper(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
                                 TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
 
-static inline uint64_t __attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline uint64_t QEMU_ALWAYS_INLINE
 load_helper(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, TCGMemOpIdx oi,
             uintptr_t retaddr, MemOp op, bool code_read,
             FullLoadHelper *full_load)
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ tcg_target_ulong helper_be_ldsl_mmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
  * Store Helpers
  */
 
-static inline void __attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline void QEMU_ALWAYS_INLINE
 store_helper(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, uint64_t val,
              TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr, MemOp op)
 {
diff --git a/include/qemu/compiler.h b/include/qemu/compiler.h
index 09fc44cca4..20780e722d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/compiler.h
+++ b/include/qemu/compiler.h
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@
 # define QEMU_NONSTRING
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Forced inlining may be desired to encourage constant propagation
+ * of function parameters.  However, it can also make debugging harder,
+ * so disable it for a non-optimizing build.
+ */
+#if defined(__OPTIMIZE__)
+#define QEMU_ALWAYS_INLINE  __attribute__((always_inline))
+#else
+#define QEMU_ALWAYS_INLINE
+#endif
+
 /* Implement C11 _Generic via GCC builtins.  Example:
  *
  *    QEMU_GENERIC(x, (float, sinf), (long double, sinl), sin) (x)