diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
index 4cdc2058d..fa80a630f 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -2279,6 +2279,7 @@ impl Ui {
 impl Deref for Ui {
     type Target = Context;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         self.ctx()
     }