diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/progress_bar.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/progress_bar.rs
index 22eeeb722f0..0fe582c351e 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/progress_bar.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/progress_bar.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl ProgressBar {
     /// If [`Self::rounding`] and [`Self::animate`] are used simultaneously, the animation is not
     /// rendered, since it requires a perfect circle to render correctly. However, the UI is still
     /// redrawn.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn animate(mut self, animate: bool) -> Self {
         self.animate = animate;
         self