diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_load.c b/src/gl/system/gl_load.c
index 2b55cb3a9..282395016 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_load.c
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_load.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ static void* SunGetProcAddress (const GLubyte* name)
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
+// disable inlining here because it creates an incredible amount of bloat here.
+#pragma inline_depth(0)
 #pragma warning(disable: 4055)
 #pragma warning(disable: 4054)
 #endif