diff --git a/twilight-gateway/src/lib.rs b/twilight-gateway/src/lib.rs
index ec5471ebad..4b9a3e4639 100644
--- a/twilight-gateway/src/lib.rs
+++ b/twilight-gateway/src/lib.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ pub const API_VERSION: u8 = 10;
 ///
 /// Panics if the bucket id is greater than or equal to the total number of
 /// buckets.
+#[inline]
 #[track_caller]
 pub fn bucket(
     bucket_id: u16,
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ pub fn bucket(
     let len = q + u32::from(bucket_id < r);
     let start = bucket_id * q + r.min(bucket_id);
 
+    // Compiler hint deduced from mathematical proof.
+    if shards < start + len {
+        std::process::abort();
+    }
     (start..start + len).map(move |id| ShardId::new(id, shards))
 }
 
diff --git a/twilight-model/src/gateway/id.rs b/twilight-model/src/gateway/id.rs
index c1acb069b6..d4ddcd6b02 100644
--- a/twilight-model/src/gateway/id.rs
+++ b/twilight-model/src/gateway/id.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ impl ShardId {
     ///
     /// Panics if the shard number is greater than or equal to the total number
     /// of shards.
+    #[inline]
     pub const fn new(number: u32, total: u32) -> Self {
         assert!(number < total, "number must be less than total");
         Self {
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ impl ShardId {
 
     /// Create a new shard identifier if the shard indexes are valid.
     #[allow(clippy::missing_panics_doc)]
+    #[inline]
     pub const fn new_checked(number: u32, total: u32) -> Option<Self> {
         if number < total {
             Some(Self {