diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/local.rs b/library/std/src/thread/local.rs
index a41cb02a6070d..8296449acf242 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/local.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/local.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ macro_rules! thread_local {
 macro_rules! __thread_local_inner {
     // used to generate the `LocalKey` value for const-initialized thread locals
     (@key $t:ty, const $init:expr) => {{
-        #[cfg_attr(not(windows), inline(always))] // see comments below
+        #[cfg_attr(not(windows), inline)] // see comments below
         unsafe fn __getit(
             _init: $crate::option::Option<&mut $crate::option::Option<$t>>,
         ) -> $crate::option::Option<&'static $t> {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ macro_rules! __thread_local_inner {
             // gets the pessimistic path for now where it's never inlined.
             //
             // The issue of "should enable on Windows sometimes" is #84933
-            #[cfg_attr(not(windows), inline(always))]
+            #[cfg_attr(not(windows), inline)]
             unsafe fn __getit(
                 init: $crate::option::Option<&mut $crate::option::Option<$t>>,
             ) -> $crate::option::Option<&'static $t> {