diff --git a/scripts/update_api.py b/scripts/update_api.py
index cbea973b38..153052deb1 100755
--- a/scripts/update_api.py
+++ b/scripts/update_api.py
@@ -1798,9 +1798,9 @@ def write_log_h_preamble(log_h):
   log_h.write('#include "util/mutex.h"\n')
   log_h.write('extern atomic<bool> g_z3_log_enabled;\n')
   log_h.write('void ctx_enable_logging();\n')
-  log_h.write('class z3_log_ctx { bool m_prev; public: z3_log_ctx() { ATOMIC_EXCHANGE(m_prev, g_z3_log_enabled, false); } ~z3_log_ctx() { if (m_prev) g_z3_log_enabled = true; } bool enabled() const { return m_prev; } };\n')
+  log_h.write('class z3_log_ctx { bool m_prev; public: z3_log_ctx() { ATOMIC_EXCHANGE(m_prev, g_z3_log_enabled, false); } ~z3_log_ctx() { if (m_prev) [[unlikely]] g_z3_log_enabled = true; } bool enabled() const { return m_prev; } };\n')
   log_h.write('void SetR(const void * obj);\nvoid SetO(void * obj, unsigned pos);\nvoid SetAO(void * obj, unsigned pos, unsigned idx);\n')
-  log_h.write('#define RETURN_Z3(Z3RES) do { auto tmp_ret = Z3RES; if (_LOG_CTX.enabled()) { SetR(tmp_ret); } return tmp_ret; } while (0)\n')
+  log_h.write('#define RETURN_Z3(Z3RES) do { auto tmp_ret = Z3RES; if (_LOG_CTX.enabled()) [[unlikely]] { SetR(tmp_ret); } return tmp_ret; } while (0)\n')
 
 
 def write_log_c_preamble(log_c):