diff --git a/sdk/lib/_internal/vm_shared/lib/compact_hash.dart b/sdk/lib/_internal/vm_shared/lib/compact_hash.dart
index df4b98e75c7..20ebbbcd58a 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/_internal/vm_shared/lib/compact_hash.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/_internal/vm_shared/lib/compact_hash.dart
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ abstract class _EqualsAndHashCode {
 }
 
 mixin _OperatorEqualsAndHashCode implements _EqualsAndHashCode {
+  @pragma("vm:prefer-inline")
   int _hashCode(Object? e) => e.hashCode;
   bool _equals(Object? e1, Object? e2) => e1 == e2;
 }