diff --git a/src/lib.zig b/src/lib.zig
index 73549f80ccff5c245c6780b32052831a70191554..d89f056ee542381bdfa4855e4b409199253b828c 100644
--- a/src/lib.zig
+++ b/src/lib.zig
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn compileInner(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, writer: anytype, comptime value: a
 
 pub const Writer = std.ArrayList(u8).Writer;
 
-fn do(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, writer: anytype, comptime value: astgen.Value, data: anytype, ctx: anytype, comptime opts: DoOptions) anyerror!void {
+inline fn do(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, writer: anytype, comptime value: astgen.Value, data: anytype, ctx: anytype, comptime opts: DoOptions) anyerror!void {
     switch (comptime value) {
         .element => |v| {
             const hastext = comptime for (v.children) |x| {