diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
index 964b8482275b..83f8e78827c0 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/core.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
@@ -305,8 +305,14 @@ metadata_update_state(struct kfence_metadata *meta, enum kfence_object_state nex
 	WRITE_ONCE(meta->state, next);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KMSAN
+#define check_canary_attributes noinline __no_kmsan_checks
+#else
+#define check_canary_attributes inline
+#endif
+
 /* Check canary byte at @addr. */
-static inline bool check_canary_byte(u8 *addr)
+static check_canary_attributes bool check_canary_byte(u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct kfence_metadata *meta;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -341,7 +347,8 @@ static inline void set_canary(const struct kfence_metadata *meta)
 		*((u64 *)addr) = KFENCE_CANARY_PATTERN_U64;
 }
 
-static inline void check_canary(const struct kfence_metadata *meta)
+static check_canary_attributes void
+check_canary(const struct kfence_metadata *meta)
 {
 	const unsigned long pageaddr = ALIGN_DOWN(meta->addr, PAGE_SIZE);
 	unsigned long addr = pageaddr;