diff --git a/cub/cub/util_device.cuh b/cub/cub/util_device.cuh
index c7e15cafe..756336914 100644
--- a/cub/cub/util_device.cuh
+++ b/cub/cub/util_device.cuh
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
 /**
  * \brief Retrieves the PTX version that will be used on the current device (major * 100 + minor * 10).
  */
-CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION inline cudaError_t PtxVersionUncached(int& ptx_version)
+CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION __forceinline__ cudaError_t PtxVersionUncached(int& ptx_version)
 {
     // Instantiate `EmptyKernel<void>` in both host and device code to ensure
     // it can be called.
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ __host__ inline cudaError_t PtxVersion(int& ptx_version, int device)
  *
  * \note This function is thread safe.
  */
-CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION inline cudaError_t PtxVersion(int &ptx_version)
+CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION __forceinline__ cudaError_t PtxVersion(int &ptx_version)
 {
   cudaError_t result = cudaErrorUnknown;
   NV_IF_TARGET(
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION inline cudaError_t HasUVA(bool& has_uva)
  *
  */
 template <typename KernelPtr>
-CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION inline
+CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION __forceinline__
 cudaError_t MaxSmOccupancy(
     int&                max_sm_occupancy,          ///< [out] maximum number of thread blocks that can reside on a single SM
     KernelPtr           kernel_ptr,                 ///< [in] Kernel pointer for which to compute SM occupancy