diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 5fbb05fb96b7..efa592a98155 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ again:
 	return dentry;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *lookup_slow(const struct qstr *name,
+static noinline struct dentry *lookup_slow(const struct qstr *name,
 				  struct dentry *dir,
 				  unsigned int flags)
 {