diff --git a/src_c/circle.c b/src_c/circle.c
index db689bce..c3caddf0 100644
--- a/src_c/circle.c
+++ b/src_c/circle.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ pg_circle_colliderect(pgCircleObject *self, PyObject *const *args,
     return PyBool_FromLong(pgCollision_RectCircle(&temp, &self->circle));
 }
 
-static int
+static PG_FORCEINLINE int
 _pg_circle_collideswith(pgCircleBase *scirc, PyObject *arg)
 {
     if (pgCircle_Check(arg)) {
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ pg_circle_collidelistall(pgCircleObject *self, PyObject *arg)
     }
 
     return ret;
-  
 }
 
 static void