diff --git a/library/core/src/panicking.rs b/library/core/src/panicking.rs
index be8f092b1bc..1b6e77b96b1 100644
--- a/library/core/src/panicking.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/panicking.rs
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ fn panic_bounds_check(index: usize, len: usize) -> ! {
     panic!("index out of bounds: the len is {len} but the index is {index}")
 }
 
-#[cold]
-#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "panic_immediate_abort"), inline(never))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "panic_immediate_abort"), inline(never), cold)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "panic_immediate_abort", inline)]
 #[track_caller]
 #[lang = "panic_misaligned_pointer_dereference"] // needed by codegen for panic on misaligned pointer deref
 #[rustc_nounwind] // `CheckAlignment` MIR pass requires this function to never unwind