diff --git a/esphome/__main__.py b/esphome/__main__.py
index bdf2730e50..7879cdad0c 100644
--- a/esphome/__main__.py
+++ b/esphome/__main__.py
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ def upload_using_esptool(
             ),
         ]
         for image in idedata.extra_flash_images:
-            if not Path(image.path).is_file():
+            if not image.path.is_file():
                 _LOGGER.warning(
                     "Skipping missing flash image declared by platform: %s",
                     image.path,
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_call.h b/esphome/components/light/light_call.h
index 054f1b1571..e3352de727 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_call.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_call.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class LightCall {
   inline bool get_save_() { return (this->flags_ & FLAG_SAVE) != 0; }
 
   // Helper to set flag - defaults to true for common case
-  void set_flag_(FieldFlags flag, bool value = true) {
+  void set_flag_(FieldFlags flag, bool value = true) ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
     if (value) {
       this->flags_ |= flag;
     } else {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class LightCall {
   }
 
   // Helper to clear flag - reduces code size for common case
-  void clear_flag_(FieldFlags flag) { this->flags_ &= ~flag; }
+  void clear_flag_(FieldFlags flag) ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE { this->flags_ &= ~flag; }
 
   // Helper to log unsupported feature and clear flag - reduces code duplication
   void log_and_clear_unsupported_(FieldFlags flag, const LogString *feature, bool use_color_mode_log);
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py
index 195ef72f3b..e07b4accf2 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_main.py
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ def test_upload_using_esptool_skips_missing_extra_flash_images(
 
     config = {CONF_ESPHOME: {"platformio_options": {}}}
 
-    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="esphome.__main__"):
         result = upload_using_esptool(config, "/dev/ttyUSB0", None, None)
 
     assert result == 0