diff --git a/vlib/log/common.v b/vlib/log/common.v
index 8a90870437..cf92dba33f 100644
--- a/vlib/log/common.v
+++ b/vlib/log/common.v
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub enum LogTarget {
 }
 
 // tag_to_console returns the tag for log level `l` as a colored string.
+@[noinline]
 fn tag_to_console(l Level, short_tag bool) string {
 	if short_tag {
 		return match l {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ fn tag_to_console(l Level, short_tag bool) string {
 }
 
 // tag_to_file returns the tag for log level `l` as a string.
+@[noinline]
 fn tag_to_file(l Level, short_tag bool) string {
 	if short_tag {
 		return match l {
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ fn tag_to_file(l Level, short_tag bool) string {
 
 // level_from_tag returns the log level from the given string.
 // It returns `none` when it does not find a match.
+@[noinline]
 pub fn level_from_tag(tag string) ?Level {
 	return match tag {
 		'DISABLED', ' ' { Level.disabled }
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn level_from_tag(tag string) ?Level {
 
 // target_from_label returns the log target from the given string.
 // It returns `none` when it does not find a match.
+@[noinline]
 pub fn target_from_label(label string) ?LogTarget {
 	return match label {
 		'console' { LogTarget.console }