diff --git a/c.go b/c.go
index 80534e6..68f7533 100644
--- a/c.go
+++ b/c.go
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ func ToC(filter []bpf.Instruction, opts COpts) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	fun := cFunction{
-		Name:   opts.FunctionName,
-		Blocks: make([]cBlock, len(blocks)),
+		Name:     opts.FunctionName,
+		NoInline: opts.NoInline,
+		Blocks:   make([]cBlock, len(blocks)),
 	}
 
 	// Compile blocks to C
diff --git a/c_test.go b/c_test.go
index 023e822..bb968df 100644
--- a/c_test.go
+++ b/c_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cbpfc
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cilium/ebpf"
@@ -30,6 +31,22 @@ func TestFunctionName(t *testing.T) {
 	checkName(t, "a2", true)
 }
 
+func TestToCNoInline(t *testing.T) {
+	elf, err := ToC([]bpf.Instruction{
+		bpf.RetConstant{Val: 1},
+	}, COpts{
+		FunctionName: "filter",
+		NoInline:     true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(elf, "__always_inline__") {
+		t.Fatal("generated C source should not contain __always_inline__ when NoInline is true")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNoInline(t *testing.T) {
 	elf, err := buildC([]bpf.Instruction{
 		bpf.RetConstant{Val: 1},