diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs
index 954e84c303b83..7fab8954cb19f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(associated_type_bounds)]
 #![feature(auto_traits)]
 #![feature(cell_leak)]
+#![feature(core_intrinsics)]
 #![feature(extend_one)]
 #![feature(hash_raw_entry)]
 #![feature(hasher_prefixfree_extras)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/profiling.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/profiling.rs
index 393f173908128..3aca03f6e5c63 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/profiling.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/profiling.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fs;
+use std::intrinsics::unlikely;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -395,11 +396,18 @@ impl SelfProfilerRef {
     /// Record a query in-memory cache hit.
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn query_cache_hit(&self, query_invocation_id: QueryInvocationId) {
-        self.instant_query_event(
-            |profiler| profiler.query_cache_hit_event_kind,
-            query_invocation_id,
-            EventFilter::QUERY_CACHE_HITS,
-        );
+        #[inline(never)]
+        #[cold]
+        fn cold_call(profiler_ref: &SelfProfilerRef, query_invocation_id: QueryInvocationId) {
+            profiler_ref.instant_query_event(
+                |profiler| profiler.query_cache_hit_event_kind,
+                query_invocation_id,
+            );
+        }
+
+        if unlikely(self.event_filter_mask.contains(EventFilter::QUERY_CACHE_HITS)) {
+            cold_call(self, query_invocation_id);
+        }
     }
 
     /// Start profiling a query being blocked on a concurrent execution.
@@ -444,20 +452,15 @@ impl SelfProfilerRef {
         &self,
         event_kind: fn(&SelfProfiler) -> StringId,
         query_invocation_id: QueryInvocationId,
-        event_filter: EventFilter,
     ) {
-        drop(self.exec(event_filter, |profiler| {
-            let event_id = StringId::new_virtual(query_invocation_id.0);
-            let thread_id = get_thread_id();
-
-            profiler.profiler.record_instant_event(
-                event_kind(profiler),
-                EventId::from_virtual(event_id),
-                thread_id,
-            );
-
-            TimingGuard::none()
-        }));
+        let event_id = StringId::new_virtual(query_invocation_id.0);
+        let thread_id = get_thread_id();
+        let profiler = self.profiler.as_ref().unwrap();
+        profiler.profiler.record_instant_event(
+            event_kind(profiler),
+            EventId::from_virtual(event_id),
+            thread_id,
+        );
     }
 
     pub fn with_profiler(&self, f: impl FnOnce(&SelfProfiler)) {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/dep_graph/graph.rs b/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/dep_graph/graph.rs
index 47b2fd8f8f47a..9443ded704d63 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/dep_graph/graph.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/dep_graph/graph.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl DepNodeIndex {
 }
 
 impl From<DepNodeIndex> for QueryInvocationId {
-    #[inline]
+    #[inline(always)]
     fn from(dep_node_index: DepNodeIndex) -> Self {
         QueryInvocationId(dep_node_index.as_u32())
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/query/plumbing.rs b/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/query/plumbing.rs
index ffc413d15f52b..f59d71124ecbf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/query/plumbing.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_query_system/src/query/plumbing.rs
@@ -346,9 +346,7 @@ where
 {
     match cache.lookup(&key) {
         Some((value, index)) => {
-            if std::intrinsics::unlikely(tcx.profiler().enabled()) {
-                tcx.profiler().query_cache_hit(index.into());
-            }
+            tcx.profiler().query_cache_hit(index.into());
             tcx.dep_graph().read_index(index);
             Some(value)
         }
@@ -408,9 +406,7 @@ where
                 panic!("value must be in cache after waiting")
             };
 
-            if std::intrinsics::unlikely(qcx.dep_context().profiler().enabled()) {
-                qcx.dep_context().profiler().query_cache_hit(index.into());
-            }
+            qcx.dep_context().profiler().query_cache_hit(index.into());
             query_blocked_prof_timer.finish_with_query_invocation_id(index.into());
 
             (v, Some(index))
@@ -776,9 +772,7 @@ where
     // Ensure that only one of them runs the query.
     let cache = Q::query_cache(qcx);
     if let Some((_, index)) = cache.lookup(&key) {
-        if std::intrinsics::unlikely(qcx.dep_context().profiler().enabled()) {
-            qcx.dep_context().profiler().query_cache_hit(index.into());
-        }
+        qcx.dep_context().profiler().query_cache_hit(index.into());
         return;
     }