diff --git a/lib/std/start.zig b/lib/std/start.zig
index 67448791abd1..c55cdb8147ba 100644
--- a/lib/std/start.zig
+++ b/lib/std/start.zig
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ fn posixCallMainAndExit(argc_argv_ptr: [*]usize) callconv(.C) noreturn {
         // Apply the initial relocations as early as possible in the startup
         // process.
         if (builtin.position_independent_executable) {
-            std.os.linux.pie.relocate(phdrs);
+            @call(.always_inline, std.os.linux.pie.relocate, .{phdrs});
         }
 
         // This must be done after PIE relocations have been applied or we may crash