diff --git a/include/nuttx/mm/kasan.h b/include/nuttx/mm/kasan.h
index aeeb8f3f5c..18755e0551 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/mm/kasan.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/mm/kasan.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #define kasan_init_early() kasan_stop()
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_MM_KASAN
-#  define kasan_is_poisoned(addr, size) false
 #  define kasan_poison(addr, size)
 #  define kasan_unpoison(addr, size) addr
 #  define kasan_register(addr, size)
@@ -59,23 +58,6 @@ extern "C"
 #define EXTERN extern
 #endif
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Name: kasan_is_poisoned
- *
- * Description:
- *   Check if the memory range is poisoned
- *
- * Input Parameters:
- *   addr - range start address
- *   size - range size
- *
- * Returned Value:
- *   true if the memory range is poisoned, false otherwise.
- *
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-bool kasan_is_poisoned(FAR const void *addr, size_t size);
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: kasan_poison
  *
diff --git a/mm/kasan/CMakeLists.txt b/mm/kasan/CMakeLists.txt
index 56b8e5425a..c904b5c03a 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mm/kasan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ set(SRCS hook.c)
 if(CONFIG_MM_KASAN)
   list(APPEND FLAGS -fno-builtin)
   if(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GENERIC)
-    list(APPEND SRCS generic.c)
     list(APPEND FLAGS -fno-sanitize=kernel-address)
   endif()
 
   if(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_SW_TAGS)
-    list(APPEND SRCS sw_tags.c)
     list(APPEND FLAGS -fno-sanitize=kernel-hwaddress)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/mm/kasan/Make.defs b/mm/kasan/Make.defs
index bc8e0c5696..23885b8ab6 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/Make.defs
+++ b/mm/kasan/Make.defs
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MM_KASAN),y)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_GNU),y)
 
     ifeq ($(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GENERIC),y)
-      CSRCS += generic.c
       CFLAGS += -fno-sanitize=kernel-address
     endif
 
     ifeq ($(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_SW_TAGS),y)
-      CSRCS += sw_tags.c
       CFLAGS += -fno-sanitize=kernel-hwaddress
     endif
 
diff --git a/mm/kasan/generic.c b/mm/kasan/generic.c
index a0ab366df3..4f1476ec1b 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/generic.c
+++ b/mm/kasan/generic.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <nuttx/nuttx.h>
 #include <nuttx/mm/kasan.h>
+#include <nuttx/compiler.h>
 #include <nuttx/spinlock.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -91,9 +92,9 @@ extern const unsigned char g_globals_region[];
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static FAR uintptr_t *kasan_mem_to_shadow(FAR const void *ptr, size_t size,
-                                          FAR unsigned int *bit,
-                                          FAR size_t *align)
+static inline_function FAR uintptr_t *
+kasan_mem_to_shadow(FAR const void *ptr, size_t size,
+                    FAR unsigned int *bit, FAR size_t *align)
 {
   FAR struct kasan_region_s *region;
   uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t)ptr;
@@ -131,6 +132,57 @@ static FAR uintptr_t *kasan_mem_to_shadow(FAR const void *ptr, size_t size,
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline_function bool
+kasan_is_poisoned(FAR const void *addr, size_t size)
+{
+  FAR uintptr_t *p;
+  unsigned int bit;
+  unsigned int nbit;
+  uintptr_t mask;
+  size_t align;
+
+  p = kasan_mem_to_shadow(addr, size, &bit, &align);
+  if (p == NULL)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  if (size <= align)
+    {
+      return ((*p >> bit) & 1);
+    }
+
+  nbit = KASAN_BITS_PER_WORD - bit % KASAN_BITS_PER_WORD;
+  mask = KASAN_FIRST_WORD_MASK(bit);
+  size = ALIGN_UP(size, align);
+  size /= align;
+
+  while (size >= nbit)
+    {
+      if ((*p++ & mask) != 0)
+        {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+      bit  += nbit;
+      size -= nbit;
+
+      nbit = KASAN_BITS_PER_WORD;
+      mask = UINTPTR_MAX;
+    }
+
+  if (size)
+    {
+      mask &= KASAN_LAST_WORD_MASK(bit + size);
+      if ((*p & mask) != 0)
+        {
+          return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 static void kasan_set_poison(FAR const void *addr, size_t size,
                              bool poisoned)
 {
@@ -195,56 +247,6 @@ FAR void *kasan_reset_tag(FAR const void *addr)
   return (FAR void *)addr;
 }
 
-bool kasan_is_poisoned(FAR const void *addr, size_t size)
-{
-  FAR uintptr_t *p;
-  unsigned int bit;
-  unsigned int nbit;
-  uintptr_t mask;
-  size_t align;
-
-  p = kasan_mem_to_shadow(addr, size, &bit, &align);
-  if (p == NULL)
-    {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-  if (size <= align)
-    {
-      return ((*p >> bit) & 1);
-    }
-
-  nbit = KASAN_BITS_PER_WORD - bit % KASAN_BITS_PER_WORD;
-  mask = KASAN_FIRST_WORD_MASK(bit);
-  size = ALIGN_UP(size, align);
-  size /= align;
-
-  while (size >= nbit)
-    {
-      if ((*p++ & mask) != 0)
-        {
-          return true;
-        }
-
-      bit  += nbit;
-      size -= nbit;
-
-      nbit = KASAN_BITS_PER_WORD;
-      mask = UINTPTR_MAX;
-    }
-
-  if (size)
-    {
-      mask &= KASAN_LAST_WORD_MASK(bit + size);
-      if ((*p & mask) != 0)
-        {
-          return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 void kasan_poison(FAR const void *addr, size_t size)
 {
   kasan_set_poison(addr, size, true);
diff --git a/mm/kasan/hook.c b/mm/kasan/hook.c
index 56f06f523e..7b50ca5d44 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/hook.c
+++ b/mm/kasan/hook.c
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GENERIC
+#  include "generic.c"
+#elif defined(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_SW_TAGS)
+#  include "sw_tags.c"
+#else
+#  define kasan_is_poisoned(addr, size) false
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/mm/kasan/sw_tags.c b/mm/kasan/sw_tags.c
index 572d7964e9..e9737d32f1 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/sw_tags.c
+++ b/mm/kasan/sw_tags.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <nuttx/mm/kasan.h>
+#include <nuttx/compiler.h>
 #include <nuttx/spinlock.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ static FAR struct kasan_region_s *g_region;
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static FAR uint8_t *kasan_mem_to_shadow(FAR const void *ptr, size_t size)
+static inline_function FAR uint8_t *
+kasan_mem_to_shadow(FAR const void *ptr, size_t size)
 {
   FAR struct kasan_region_s *region;
   uintptr_t addr;
@@ -94,6 +96,31 @@ static FAR uint8_t *kasan_mem_to_shadow(FAR const void *ptr, size_t size)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline_function bool
+kasan_is_poisoned(FAR const void *addr, size_t size)
+{
+  FAR uint8_t *p;
+  uint8_t tag;
+
+  tag = kasan_get_tag(addr);
+  p = kasan_mem_to_shadow(addr, size);
+  if (p == NULL)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  size = KASAN_SHADOW_SIZE(size);
+  while (size--)
+    {
+      if (p[size] != tag)
+        {
+          return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 static void kasan_set_poison(FAR const void *addr,
                              size_t size, uint8_t value)
 {
@@ -127,30 +154,6 @@ FAR void *kasan_reset_tag(FAR const void *addr)
          (((uint64_t)(addr)) & ~((uint64_t)0xff << KASAN_TAG_SHIFT));
 }
 
-bool kasan_is_poisoned(FAR const void *addr, size_t size)
-{
-  FAR uint8_t *p;
-  uint8_t tag;
-
-  tag = kasan_get_tag(addr);
-  p = kasan_mem_to_shadow(addr, size);
-  if (p == NULL)
-    {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-  size = KASAN_SHADOW_SIZE(size);
-  while (size--)
-    {
-      if (p[size] != tag)
-        {
-          return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 void kasan_poison(FAR const void *addr, size_t size)
 {
   kasan_set_poison(addr, size, 0xff);