diff --git a/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_inline.cpp b/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_inline.cpp
index 130e2ab415..b33a32141d 100644
--- a/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_inline.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_inline.cpp
@@ -287,14 +287,6 @@ llvm_build_inline_plan(llvm::Module *mod)
 			Assert(!funcDef->isDeclaration());
 			Assert(funcDef->hasExternalLinkage());
 
-			/* don't inline functions marked as noinline */
-			if (funcDef->getAttributes().hasFnAttribute(llvm::Attribute::NoInline))
-			{
-				ilog(DEBUG1, "ineligibile to import %s due to noinline",
-					 symbolName.data());
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			llvm::StringSet<> importVars;
 			llvm::SmallPtrSet<const llvm::Function *, 8> visitedFunctions;
 			int running_instcount = 0;
@@ -600,6 +592,13 @@ function_inlinable(llvm::Function &F,
 	if (F.materialize())
 		elog(FATAL, "failed to materialize metadata");
 
+	if (F.getAttributes().hasFnAttribute(llvm::Attribute::NoInline))
+	{
+		ilog(DEBUG1, "ineligibile to import %s due to noinline",
+			 F.getName().data());
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	function_references(F, running_instcount, referencedVars, referencedFunctions);
 
 	for (llvm::GlobalVariable* rv: referencedVars)