diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkTime.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkTime.cs
index ff8f19340..337c6c0bf 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkTime.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkTime.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using UnityEngine;
 #if !UNITY_2020_3_OR_NEWER
 using Stopwatch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch;
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ public static class NetworkTime
 
         /// <summary>Returns double precision clock time _in this system_, unaffected by the network.</summary>
 #if UNITY_2020_3_OR_NEWER
-        public static double localTime => Time.timeAsDouble;
+        public static double localTime
+        {
+            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+            get => Time.timeAsDouble;
+        }
 #else
         // need stopwatch for older Unity versions, but it's quite slow.
         // CAREFUL: unlike Time.time, this is not a FRAME time.