diff --git a/src/rlang/node.c b/src/rlang/node.c
index c733b67ef..49c313f29 100644
--- a/src/rlang/node.c
+++ b/src/rlang/node.c
@@ -52,17 +52,6 @@ r_obj* r_node_tree_clone(r_obj* x) {
   return x;
 }
 
-r_obj* r_pairlist_find(r_obj* node, r_obj* tag) {
-  while (node != r_null) {
-    if (r_node_tag(node) == tag) {
-      return node;
-    }
-    node = r_node_cdr(node);
-  }
-
-  return r_null;
-}
-
 r_obj* r_pairlist_rev(r_obj* node) {
   if (node == r_null) {
     return node;
diff --git a/src/rlang/node.h b/src/rlang/node.h
index 381ff9c88..c61d71e87 100644
--- a/src/rlang/node.h
+++ b/src/rlang/node.h
@@ -37,9 +37,21 @@ r_obj* r_new_pairlist(const struct r_pair* args, int n, r_obj** tail);
 #define r_pairlist4 Rf_list4
 #define r_pairlist5 Rf_list5
 
-r_obj* r_pairlist_find(r_obj* node, r_obj* tag);
 r_obj* r_pairlist_rev(r_obj* node);
 
+// Used by `r_attrib_get()` via `r_pairlist_get()`,
+// so we want it to be fully inlined
+static inline
+r_obj* r_pairlist_find(r_obj* node, r_obj* tag) {
+  while (node != r_null) {
+    if (r_node_tag(node) == tag) {
+      return node;
+    }
+    node = r_node_cdr(node);
+  }
+  return r_null;
+}
+
 static inline
 r_obj* r_pairlist_get(r_obj* node, r_obj* tag) {
   return r_node_car(r_pairlist_find(node, tag));