diff --git a/include/bitsery/adapter/buffer.h b/include/bitsery/adapter/buffer.h
index c392f53..47a8678 100644
--- a/include/bitsery/adapter/buffer.h
+++ b/include/bitsery/adapter/buffer.h
@@ -269,12 +269,11 @@ class OutputBufferAdapter
 
   void maybeResize(size_t newOffset, std::true_type)
   {
-    if (newOffset > _bufferSize) {
-      traits::BufferAdapterTraits<Buffer>::increaseBufferSize(
-        *_buffer, _currOffset, newOffset);
-      _beginIt = std::begin(*_buffer);
-      _bufferSize = traits::ContainerTraits<Buffer>::size(*_buffer);
-    }
+    if (newOffset > _bufferSize)
+      BITSERY_UNLIKELY
+      {
+        doResize(newOffset);
+      }
   }
 
   void maybeResize(BITSERY_MAYBE_UNUSED size_t newOffset, std::false_type)
@@ -289,6 +288,14 @@ class OutputBufferAdapter
     std::copy_n(data, size, _beginIt + static_cast<diff_t>(_currOffset));
     _currOffset = newOffset;
   }
+
+  BITSERY_NOINLINE void doResize(size_t newOffset)
+  {
+    traits::BufferAdapterTraits<Buffer>::increaseBufferSize(
+      *_buffer, _currOffset, newOffset);
+    _beginIt = std::begin(*_buffer);
+    _bufferSize = traits::ContainerTraits<Buffer>::size(*_buffer);
+  }
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/include/bitsery/bitsery.h b/include/bitsery/bitsery.h
index 3d38bce..378b3ea 100644
--- a/include/bitsery/bitsery.h
+++ b/include/bitsery/bitsery.h
@@ -36,12 +36,73 @@
   BITSERY_BUILD_VERSION_STR(                                                   \
     BITSERY_MAJOR_VERSION, BITSERY_MINOR_VERSION, BITSERY_PATCH_VERSION)
 
-#if __cplusplus > 201402L
-#define BITSERY_MAYBE_UNUSED [[maybe_unused]]
+#define BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(x) _Pragma(#x)
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define BITSERY_DISABLE_WARNINGS(...)                                          \
+  BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)                                       \
+  BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored __VA_ARGS__)
+#define BITSERY_ENABLE_WARNINGS() BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define BITSERY_DISABLE_WARNINGS(...)                                          \
+  BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)                                       \
+  BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored __VA_ARGS__)                        \
+  BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
+#define BITSERY_ENABLE_WARNINGS() BITSERY_DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
+#else
+#define BITSERY_DISABLE_WARNINGS(...)
+#define BITSERY_ENABLE_WARNINGS()
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __clang__
+#define BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(...)                                                 \
+  BITSERY_DISABLE_WARNINGS("-Wfuture-attribute-extensions")                    \
+  [[__VA_ARGS__]] BITSERY_ENABLE_WARNINGS()
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
+#define BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(...) [[__VA_ARGS__]]
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(...) [[__VA_ARGS__]]
+#else
+#define BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(...) [[__VA_ARGS__]]
+#endif
+
+#if __has_cpp_attribute(likely)
+#define BITSERY_LIKELY BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(likey)
+#else
+#define BITSERY_LIKELY
+#endif
+
+#if __has_cpp_attribute(unlikely)
+#define BITSERY_UNLIKELY BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(unlikely)
+#else
+#define BITSERY_UNLIKELY
+#endif
+
+#if __has_cpp_attribute(maybe_unused)
+#define BITSERY_MAYBE_UNUSED BITSERY_ATTRIBUTE(maybe_unused)
 #else
 #define BITSERY_MAYBE_UNUSED
 #endif
 
+#if __GNUC__
+#define BITSERY_NOINLINE __attribute__((noinline))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define BITSERY_NOINLINE __declspec(noinline)
+#else
+#define BITSERY_NOINLINE
+#endif
+
+#if __GNUC__
+#define BITSERY_ASSUME(cond)                                                   \
+  do {                                                                         \
+    if (!(cond))                                                               \
+      __builtin_unreachable();                                                 \
+  } while (0)
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define BITSERY_ASSUME(cond) __assume(cond)
+#else
+#define BITSERY_ASSUME(cond)
+#endif
+
 #include "deserializer.h"
 #include "serializer.h"
 
diff --git a/include/bitsery/traits/core/std_defaults.h b/include/bitsery/traits/core/std_defaults.h
index 20cd5ef..748cdc3 100644
--- a/include/bitsery/traits/core/std_defaults.h
+++ b/include/bitsery/traits/core/std_defaults.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef BITSERY_TRAITS_CORE_STD_DEFAULTS_H
 #define BITSERY_TRAITS_CORE_STD_DEFAULTS_H
 
+#include "../../bitsery.h"
 #include "../../details/serialization_common.h"
 #include "traits.h"
 
@@ -103,8 +104,11 @@ struct StdContainerForBufferAdapter<T, true>
       static_cast<size_t>(static_cast<double>(container.size()) * 1.5) + 128;
     // make data cache friendly
     newSize -= newSize % 64; // 64 is cache line size
-    container.resize(
-      (std::max)(newSize > minSize ? newSize : minSize, container.capacity()));
+    auto resize =
+      (std::max)(newSize > minSize ? newSize : minSize, container.capacity());
+    BITSERY_ASSUME(resize >= container.size());
+    BITSERY_ASSUME(resize >= container.capacity());
+    container.resize(resize);
   }
 };