diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 14654a17d7..60d0729f1e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -5122,7 +5122,7 @@ qemuDomainResetDeviceRemoval(virDomainObjPtr vm)
 }
 
 
-unsigned long long
+unsigned long long G_GNUC_NO_INLINE
 qemuDomainGetUnplugTimeout(virDomainObjPtr vm)
 {
     if (qemuDomainIsPSeries(vm->def))