diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_impl.h b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_impl.h
index 2551b7a73a..bf20515675 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_impl.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_impl.h
@@ -907,14 +907,6 @@ inline PROTOBUF_ALWAYS_INLINE const char* TcParser::ToParseLoop(
   return ptr;
 }
 
-inline PROTOBUF_ALWAYS_INLINE const char* TcParser::Error(
-    PROTOBUF_TC_PARAM_NO_DATA_DECL) {
-  (void)ctx;
-  (void)ptr;
-  SyncHasbits(msg, hasbits, table);
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 }  // namespace internal
 }  // namespace protobuf
 }  // namespace google
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc
index cd6350049a..999d9d6806 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_tctable_lite.cc
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ absl::string_view TcParser::FieldName(const TcParseTableBase* table,
                   field_index + 1);
 }
 
+PROTOBUF_NOINLINE const char* TcParser::Error(PROTOBUF_TC_PARAM_NO_DATA_DECL) {
+  (void)ctx;
+  (void)ptr;
+  SyncHasbits(msg, hasbits, table);
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 template <bool export_called_function>
 inline PROTOBUF_ALWAYS_INLINE const char* TcParser::MiniParse(
     PROTOBUF_TC_PARAM_DECL) {