diff --git a/gobject/gobject.c b/gobject/gobject.c
index 3348426a8..d8448fb17 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.c
+++ b/gobject/gobject.c
@@ -1492,16 +1492,13 @@ g_object_thaw_notify (GObject *object)
 }
 
 static void
-consider_issuing_property_deprecation_warning (const GParamSpec *pspec)
+maybe_issue_property_deprecation_warning (const GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
   static GHashTable *already_warned_table;
   static const gchar *enable_diagnostic;
   static GMutex already_warned_lock;
   gboolean already;
 
-  if (!(pspec->flags & G_PARAM_DEPRECATED))
-    return;
-
   if (g_once_init_enter (&enable_diagnostic))
     {
       const gchar *value = g_getenv ("G_ENABLE_DIAGNOSTIC");
@@ -1541,6 +1538,13 @@ consider_issuing_property_deprecation_warning (const GParamSpec *pspec)
                g_type_name (pspec->owner_type), pspec->name);
 }
 
+static inline void
+consider_issuing_property_deprecation_warning (const GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_DEPRECATED))
+    maybe_issue_property_deprecation_warning (pspec);
+}
+
 static inline void
 object_get_property (GObject     *object,
 		     GParamSpec  *pspec,