diff --git a/crates/re_log_types/src/path/entity_path.rs b/crates/re_log_types/src/path/entity_path.rs
index 716b7222205e..5ce8c0354049 100644
--- a/crates/re_log_types/src/path/entity_path.rs
+++ b/crates/re_log_types/src/path/entity_path.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ where
 {
     type Output = Idx::Output;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn index(&self, index: Idx) -> &Self::Output {
         &self.parts[index]
     }