diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 0eb2a1cc411d..cf294faec2f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__SANITIZE_THREAD__) && __has_attribute(__no_sanitize_thread__)
-#define __no_sanitize_thread                                                   \
-	__attribute__((__noinline__)) __attribute__((no_sanitize_thread))
+#define __no_sanitize_thread __attribute__((no_sanitize_thread))
 #else
 #define __no_sanitize_thread
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index ad8c76144a3c..8c0beb10c1dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -207,12 +207,15 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 # define __no_kasan_or_inline __always_inline
 #endif
 
+#define __no_kcsan __no_sanitize_thread
 #ifdef __SANITIZE_THREAD__
 /*
  * Rely on __SANITIZE_THREAD__ instead of CONFIG_KCSAN, to avoid not inlining in
- * compilation units where instrumentation is disabled.
+ * compilation units where instrumentation is disabled. The attribute 'noinline'
+ * is required for older compilers, where implicit inlining of very small
+ * functions renders __no_sanitize_thread ineffective.
  */
-# define __no_kcsan_or_inline __no_sanitize_thread notrace __maybe_unused
+# define __no_kcsan_or_inline __no_kcsan noinline notrace __maybe_unused
 # define __no_sanitize_or_inline __no_kcsan_or_inline
 #else
 # define __no_kcsan_or_inline __always_inline