diff --git a/library/core/src/array/mod.rs b/library/core/src/array/mod.rs
index e8e0cbf84b37d..09bb4519170da 100644
--- a/library/core/src/array/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/array/mod.rs
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ trait SpecArrayClone: Clone {
 
 #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
 impl<T: Clone> SpecArrayClone for T {
+    #[inline]
     default fn clone<const N: usize>(array: &[T; N]) -> [T; N] {
         // SAFETY: we know for certain that this iterator will yield exactly `N`
         // items.
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> SpecArrayClone for T {
 
 #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
 impl<T: Copy> SpecArrayClone for T {
+    #[inline]
     fn clone<const N: usize>(array: &[T; N]) -> [T; N] {
         *array
     }