diff --git a/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.cpp b/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.cpp
index 066ba614c..8ad696d33 100644
--- a/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.cpp
+++ b/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,12 @@ std::optional<ProgramPartitions> partitionProgramText(StringRef Text,
 
   // An internal function referenced by exactly one other function, and by
   // no global, is a whole-program inlining candidate; keep it with that
-  // function so its partition can inline it without importing.
+  // function so its partition can inline it without importing. A function
+  // body larger than this is past LLVM's inline cost limit even for the only
+  // call to a local function, so it is placed by its own name. Otherwise a
+  // program's module initializers, which only the entry point calls, would
+  // all share the entry point's partition.
+  constexpr size_t MaxInlinedBodyBytes = 256 * 1024;
   constexpr unsigned Shared = ~1u;
   std::vector<unsigned> Referrer(Symbols.size(), NoPartition);
   for (unsigned I = 0; I < Symbols.size(); ++I) {
@@ -441,7 +446,8 @@ std::optional<ProgramPartitions> partitionProgramText(StringRef Text,
     for (unsigned Steps = 0; Steps < 1024; ++Steps) {
       const Symbol &S = Symbols[Root];
       unsigned Parent = Referrer[Root];
-      if (!S.Local || Parent == NoPartition || Parent == Shared ||
+      if (!S.Local || S.Body.size() > MaxInlinedBodyBytes ||
+          Parent == NoPartition || Parent == Shared ||
           Symbols[Parent].Kind != SymbolKind::Function || Parent == I)
         break;
       Root = Parent;
diff --git a/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.h b/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.h
index 9d48548fb..838919443 100644
--- a/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.h
+++ b/native/llvm-codegen/src/partition.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ struct ProgramPartitions {
 // Divides the LLVM assembly scriptc emits into Count modules without parsing
 // it, so the partitions can be parsed concurrently. Functions are placed by a
 // stable hash of their name; an internal function referenced by exactly one
-// other function stays with that function, and a global stays with the first
-// function that references it. Returns nullopt for any construct outside the
+// other function stays with that function unless its body is too large to
+// inline, and a global stays with the first function that references it. Returns nullopt for any construct outside the
 // emitter's narrow top-level grammar; callers then split a parsed module.
 std::optional<ProgramPartitions> partitionProgramText(llvm::StringRef Text,
                                                       unsigned Count);