diff --git a/lib/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig b/lib/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig
index c24b927809..09d535bd51 100644
--- a/lib/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig
@@ -236,27 +236,27 @@ fn win_probe_stack_adjust_sp() void {
 
 pub fn _chkstk() callconv(.Naked) void {
     @setRuntimeSafety(false);
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_adjust_sp, .{});
+    @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_adjust_sp, .{});
 }
 pub fn __chkstk() callconv(.Naked) void {
     @setRuntimeSafety(false);
     if (comptime arch.isAARCH64()) {
-        @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_only, .{});
+        @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_only, .{});
     } else switch (arch) {
-        .x86 => @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_adjust_sp, .{}),
-        .x86_64 => @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_only, .{}),
+        .x86 => @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_adjust_sp, .{}),
+        .x86_64 => @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_only, .{}),
         else => unreachable,
     }
 }
 pub fn ___chkstk() callconv(.Naked) void {
     @setRuntimeSafety(false);
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_adjust_sp, .{});
+    @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_adjust_sp, .{});
 }
 pub fn __chkstk_ms() callconv(.Naked) void {
     @setRuntimeSafety(false);
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_only, .{});
+    @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_only, .{});
 }
 pub fn ___chkstk_ms() callconv(.Naked) void {
     @setRuntimeSafety(false);
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, win_probe_stack_only, .{});
+    @call(.always_inline, win_probe_stack_only, .{});
 }
diff --git a/lib/std/Thread.zig b/lib/std/Thread.zig
index e2e17a2925..fc4f676a1f 100644
--- a/lib/std/Thread.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Thread.zig
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ fn callFn(comptime f: anytype, args: anytype) switch (Impl) {
 
     switch (@typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(f)).Fn.return_type.?)) {
         .NoReturn => {
-            @call(.{}, f, args);
+            @call(.auto, f, args);
         },
         .Void => {
-            @call(.{}, f, args);
+            @call(.auto, f, args);
             return default_value;
         },
         .Int => |info| {
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ fn callFn(comptime f: anytype, args: anytype) switch (Impl) {
                 @compileError(bad_fn_ret);
             }
 
-            const status = @call(.{}, f, args);
+            const status = @call(.auto, f, args);
             if (Impl != PosixThreadImpl) {
                 return status;
             }
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ fn callFn(comptime f: anytype, args: anytype) switch (Impl) {
                 @compileError(bad_fn_ret);
             }
 
-            @call(.{}, f, args) catch |err| {
+            @call(.auto, f, args) catch |err| {
                 std.debug.print("error: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
                 if (@errorReturnTrace()) |trace| {
                     std.debug.dumpStackTrace(trace.*);
diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/siphash.zig b/lib/std/crypto/siphash.zig
index dff8005b31..e960a3476b 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/siphash.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/siphash.zig
@@ -78,12 +78,10 @@ fn SipHashStateless(comptime T: type, comptime c_rounds: usize, comptime d_round
         pub fn update(self: *Self, b: []const u8) void {
             std.debug.assert(b.len % 8 == 0);
 
-            const inl = std.builtin.CallOptions{ .modifier = .always_inline };
-
             var off: usize = 0;
             while (off < b.len) : (off += 8) {
                 const blob = b[off..][0..8].*;
-                @call(inl, round, .{ self, blob });
+                @call(.always_inline, round, .{ self, blob });
             }
 
             self.msg_len +%= @truncate(u8, b.len);
@@ -105,12 +103,9 @@ fn SipHashStateless(comptime T: type, comptime c_rounds: usize, comptime d_round
                 self.v2 ^= 0xff;
             }
 
-            // TODO this is a workaround, should be able to supply the value without a separate variable
-            const inl = std.builtin.CallOptions{ .modifier = .always_inline };
-
             comptime var i: usize = 0;
             inline while (i < d_rounds) : (i += 1) {
-                @call(inl, sipRound, .{self});
+                @call(.always_inline, sipRound, .{self});
             }
 
             const b1 = self.v0 ^ self.v1 ^ self.v2 ^ self.v3;
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ fn SipHashStateless(comptime T: type, comptime c_rounds: usize, comptime d_round
 
             comptime var j: usize = 0;
             inline while (j < d_rounds) : (j += 1) {
-                @call(inl, sipRound, .{self});
+                @call(.always_inline, sipRound, .{self});
             }
 
             const b2 = self.v0 ^ self.v1 ^ self.v2 ^ self.v3;
@@ -133,11 +128,9 @@ fn SipHashStateless(comptime T: type, comptime c_rounds: usize, comptime d_round
             const m = mem.readIntLittle(u64, b[0..8]);
             self.v3 ^= m;
 
-            // TODO this is a workaround, should be able to supply the value without a separate variable
-            const inl = std.builtin.CallOptions{ .modifier = .always_inline };
             comptime var i: usize = 0;
             inline while (i < c_rounds) : (i += 1) {
-                @call(inl, sipRound, .{self});
+                @call(.always_inline, sipRound, .{self});
             }
 
             self.v0 ^= m;
@@ -163,8 +156,8 @@ fn SipHashStateless(comptime T: type, comptime c_rounds: usize, comptime d_round
         pub fn hash(msg: []const u8, key: *const [key_length]u8) T {
             const aligned_len = msg.len - (msg.len % 8);
             var c = Self.init(key);
-            @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, c.update, .{msg[0..aligned_len]});
-            return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, c.final, .{msg[aligned_len..]});
+            @call(.always_inline, c.update, .{msg[0..aligned_len]});
+            return @call(.always_inline, c.final, .{msg[aligned_len..]});
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig b/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
index 90fb88c5be..2ab798dcd7 100644
--- a/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
+++ b/lib/std/dynamic_library.zig
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ pub const DlDynlib = struct {
     pub fn lookup(self: *DlDynlib, comptime T: type, name: [:0]const u8) ?T {
         // dlsym (and other dl-functions) secretly take shadow parameter - return address on stack
         // https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66826
-        if (@call(.{ .modifier = .never_tail }, system.dlsym, .{ self.handle, name.ptr })) |symbol| {
+        if (@call(.never_tail, system.dlsym, .{ self.handle, name.ptr })) |symbol| {
             return @ptrCast(T, symbol);
         } else {
             return null;
diff --git a/lib/std/hash/auto_hash.zig b/lib/std/hash/auto_hash.zig
index 76cbab8698..aac4b0feaf 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/auto_hash.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash/auto_hash.zig
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn hash(hasher: anytype, key: anytype, comptime strat: HashStrategy) void {
     const Key = @TypeOf(key);
 
     if (strat == .Shallow and comptime meta.trait.hasUniqueRepresentation(Key)) {
-        @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, hasher.update, .{mem.asBytes(&key)});
+        @call(.always_inline, hasher.update, .{mem.asBytes(&key)});
         return;
     }
 
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ pub fn hash(hasher: anytype, key: anytype, comptime strat: HashStrategy) void {
         // TODO Check if the situation is better after #561 is resolved.
         .Int => {
             if (comptime meta.trait.hasUniqueRepresentation(Key)) {
-                @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, hasher.update, .{std.mem.asBytes(&key)});
+                @call(.always_inline, hasher.update, .{std.mem.asBytes(&key)});
             } else {
                 // Take only the part containing the key value, the remaining
                 // bytes are undefined and must not be hashed!
                 const byte_size = comptime std.math.divCeil(comptime_int, @bitSizeOf(Key), 8) catch unreachable;
-                @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, hasher.update, .{std.mem.asBytes(&key)[0..byte_size]});
+                @call(.always_inline, hasher.update, .{std.mem.asBytes(&key)[0..byte_size]});
             }
         },
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn hash(hasher: anytype, key: anytype, comptime strat: HashStrategy) void {
         .ErrorSet => hash(hasher, @errorToInt(key), strat),
         .AnyFrame, .Fn => hash(hasher, @ptrToInt(key), strat),
 
-        .Pointer => @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, hashPointer, .{ hasher, key, strat }),
+        .Pointer => @call(.always_inline, hashPointer, .{ hasher, key, strat }),
 
         .Optional => if (key) |k| hash(hasher, k, strat),
 
diff --git a/lib/std/hash/cityhash.zig b/lib/std/hash/cityhash.zig
index 7c8e42f105..23b3ce02da 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/cityhash.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash/cityhash.zig
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub const CityHash64 = struct {
     }
 
     fn hashLen16(u: u64, v: u64) u64 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, hash128To64, .{ u, v });
+        return @call(.always_inline, hash128To64, .{ u, v });
     }
 
     fn hashLen16Mul(low: u64, high: u64, mul: u64) u64 {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub const CityHash64 = struct {
     }
 
     fn hash128To64(low: u64, high: u64) u64 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, hashLen16Mul, .{ low, high, 0x9ddfea08eb382d69 });
+        return @call(.always_inline, hashLen16Mul, .{ low, high, 0x9ddfea08eb382d69 });
     }
 
     fn hashLen0To16(str: []const u8) u64 {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub const CityHash64 = struct {
     }
 
     fn weakHashLen32WithSeeds(ptr: [*]const u8, a: u64, b: u64) WeakPair {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, weakHashLen32WithSeedsHelper, .{
+        return @call(.always_inline, weakHashLen32WithSeedsHelper, .{
             fetch64(ptr, 0),
             fetch64(ptr, 8),
             fetch64(ptr, 16),
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ pub const CityHash64 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashWithSeed(str: []const u8, seed: u64) u64 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashWithSeeds, .{ str, k2, seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashWithSeeds, .{ str, k2, seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashWithSeeds(str: []const u8, seed0: u64, seed1: u64) u64 {
diff --git a/lib/std/hash/murmur.zig b/lib/std/hash/murmur.zig
index 44b411bb2c..2e1ae4b801 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/murmur.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash/murmur.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub const Murmur2_32 = struct {
     const Self = @This();
 
     pub fn hash(str: []const u8) u32 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashWithSeed, .{ str, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashWithSeed, .{ str, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashWithSeed(str: []const u8, seed: u32) u32 {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub const Murmur2_32 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint32(v: u32) u32 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashUint32WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashUint32WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint32WithSeed(v: u32, seed: u32) u32 {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub const Murmur2_32 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint64(v: u64) u32 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashUint64WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashUint64WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint64WithSeed(v: u64, seed: u32) u32 {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub const Murmur2_64 = struct {
     const Self = @This();
 
     pub fn hash(str: []const u8) u64 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashWithSeed, .{ str, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashWithSeed, .{ str, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashWithSeed(str: []const u8, seed: u64) u64 {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub const Murmur2_64 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint32(v: u32) u64 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashUint32WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashUint32WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint32WithSeed(v: u32, seed: u64) u64 {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub const Murmur2_64 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint64(v: u64) u64 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashUint64WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashUint64WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint64WithSeed(v: u64, seed: u64) u64 {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub const Murmur3_32 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hash(str: []const u8) u32 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashWithSeed, .{ str, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashWithSeed, .{ str, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashWithSeed(str: []const u8, seed: u32) u32 {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub const Murmur3_32 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint32(v: u32) u32 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashUint32WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashUint32WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint32WithSeed(v: u32, seed: u32) u32 {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ pub const Murmur3_32 = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint64(v: u64) u32 {
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, Self.hashUint64WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
+        return @call(.always_inline, Self.hashUint64WithSeed, .{ v, default_seed });
     }
 
     pub fn hashUint64WithSeed(v: u64, seed: u32) u32 {
diff --git a/lib/std/hash/wyhash.zig b/lib/std/hash/wyhash.zig
index 05340592a9..9dda198a06 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/wyhash.zig
+++ b/lib/std/hash/wyhash.zig
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const WyhashStateless = struct {
 
         var off: usize = 0;
         while (off < b.len) : (off += 32) {
-            @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, self.round, .{b[off .. off + 32]});
+            @call(.always_inline, self.round, .{b[off .. off + 32]});
         }
 
         self.msg_len += b.len;
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ const WyhashStateless = struct {
         const aligned_len = input.len - (input.len % 32);
 
         var c = WyhashStateless.init(seed);
-        @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, c.update, .{input[0..aligned_len]});
-        return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, c.final, .{input[aligned_len..]});
+        @call(.always_inline, c.update, .{input[0..aligned_len]});
+        return @call(.always_inline, c.final, .{input[aligned_len..]});
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/std/math/big/int.zig b/lib/std/math/big/int.zig
index 534e8a570d..25b2ebc0a8 100644
--- a/lib/std/math/big/int.zig
+++ b/lib/std/math/big/int.zig
@@ -3587,7 +3587,7 @@ fn llshl(r: []Limb, a: []const Limb, shift: usize) void {
         const dst_i = src_i + limb_shift;
 
         const src_digit = a[src_i];
-        r[dst_i] = carry | @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, math.shr, .{
+        r[dst_i] = carry | @call(.always_inline, math.shr, .{
             Limb,
             src_digit,
             limb_bits - @intCast(Limb, interior_limb_shift),
@@ -3615,7 +3615,7 @@ fn llshr(r: []Limb, a: []const Limb, shift: usize) void {
 
         const src_digit = a[src_i];
         r[dst_i] = carry | (src_digit >> interior_limb_shift);
-        carry = @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, math.shl, .{
+        carry = @call(.always_inline, math.shl, .{
             Limb,
             src_digit,
             limb_bits - @intCast(Limb, interior_limb_shift),
diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
index a001af709c..7f227ffec4 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ pub fn fork() usize {
 /// the compiler is not aware of how vfork affects control flow and you may
 /// see different results in optimized builds.
 pub inline fn vfork() usize {
-    return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, syscall0, .{.vfork});
+    return @call(.always_inline, syscall0, .{.vfork});
 }
 
 pub fn futimens(fd: i32, times: *const [2]timespec) usize {
diff --git a/lib/std/start.zig b/lib/std/start.zig
index 8a0febf1a1..b8c74a6373 100644
--- a/lib/std/start.zig
+++ b/lib/std/start.zig
@@ -229,15 +229,15 @@ fn _DllMainCRTStartup(
 fn wasm_freestanding_start() callconv(.C) void {
     // This is marked inline because for some reason LLVM in
     // release mode fails to inline it, and we want fewer call frames in stack traces.
-    _ = @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMain, .{});
+    _ = @call(.always_inline, callMain, .{});
 }
 
 fn wasi_start() callconv(.C) void {
     // The function call is marked inline because for some reason LLVM in
     // release mode fails to inline it, and we want fewer call frames in stack traces.
     switch (builtin.wasi_exec_model) {
-        .reactor => _ = @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMain, .{}),
-        .command => std.os.wasi.proc_exit(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMain, .{})),
+        .reactor => _ = @call(.always_inline, callMain, .{}),
+        .command => std.os.wasi.proc_exit(@call(.always_inline, callMain, .{})),
     }
 }
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ fn _start() callconv(.Naked) noreturn {
     }
     // If LLVM inlines stack variables into _start, they will overwrite
     // the command line argument data.
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .never_inline }, posixCallMainAndExit, .{});
+    @call(.never_inline, posixCallMainAndExit, .{});
 }
 
 fn WinStartup() callconv(std.os.windows.WINAPI) noreturn {
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ fn posixCallMainAndExit() callconv(.C) noreturn {
         expandStackSize(phdrs);
     }
 
-    std.os.exit(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMainWithArgs, .{ argc, argv, envp }));
+    std.os.exit(@call(.always_inline, callMainWithArgs, .{ argc, argv, envp }));
 }
 
 fn expandStackSize(phdrs: []elf.Phdr) void {
@@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ fn main(c_argc: c_int, c_argv: [*c][*c]u8, c_envp: [*c][*c]u8) callconv(.C) c_in
         expandStackSize(phdrs);
     }
 
-    return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMainWithArgs, .{ @intCast(usize, c_argc), @ptrCast([*][*:0]u8, c_argv), envp });
+    return @call(.always_inline, callMainWithArgs, .{ @intCast(usize, c_argc), @ptrCast([*][*:0]u8, c_argv), envp });
 }
 
 fn mainWithoutEnv(c_argc: c_int, c_argv: [*c][*c]u8) callconv(.C) c_int {
     std.os.argv = @ptrCast([*][*:0]u8, c_argv)[0..@intCast(usize, c_argc)];
-    return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMain, .{});
+    return @call(.always_inline, callMain, .{});
 }
 
 // General error message for a malformed return type
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ inline fn initEventLoopAndCallMain() u8 {
 
     // This is marked inline because for some reason LLVM in release mode fails to inline it,
     // and we want fewer call frames in stack traces.
-    return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, callMain, .{});
+    return @call(.always_inline, callMain, .{});
 }
 
 // This is marked inline because for some reason LLVM in release mode fails to inline it,
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ inline fn initEventLoopAndCallWinMain() std.os.windows.INT {
 
     // This is marked inline because for some reason LLVM in release mode fails to inline it,
     // and we want fewer call frames in stack traces.
-    return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, call_wWinMain, .{});
+    return @call(.always_inline, call_wWinMain, .{});
 }
 
 fn callMainAsync(loop: *std.event.Loop) callconv(.Async) u8 {
diff --git a/lib/std/testing.zig b/lib/std/testing.zig
index 3bb3d6e14b..91d7bc48f4 100644
--- a/lib/std/testing.zig
+++ b/lib/std/testing.zig
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ pub fn checkAllAllocationFailures(backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator, comptime
         var failing_allocator_inst = std.testing.FailingAllocator.init(backing_allocator, std.math.maxInt(usize));
         args.@"0" = failing_allocator_inst.allocator();
 
-        try @call(.{}, test_fn, args);
+        try @call(.auto, test_fn, args);
         break :x failing_allocator_inst.index;
     };
 
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ pub fn checkAllAllocationFailures(backing_allocator: std.mem.Allocator, comptime
         var failing_allocator_inst = std.testing.FailingAllocator.init(backing_allocator, fail_index);
         args.@"0" = failing_allocator_inst.allocator();
 
-        if (@call(.{}, test_fn, args)) |_| {
+        if (@call(.auto, test_fn, args)) |_| {
             if (failing_allocator_inst.has_induced_failure) {
                 return error.SwallowedOutOfMemoryError;
             } else {
diff --git a/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig b/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig
index 5c2dfda768..66014ad48d 100644
--- a/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/unicode/throughput_test.zig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn benchmarkCodepointCount(buf: []const u8) !ResultCount {
     var r: usize = undefined;
     while (i < N) : (i += 1) {
         r = try @call(
-            .{ .modifier = .never_inline },
+            .never_inline,
             std.unicode.utf8CountCodepoints,
             .{buf},
         );
diff --git a/src/ThreadPool.zig b/src/ThreadPool.zig
index 980bacf94f..fde5ed27db 100644
--- a/src/ThreadPool.zig
+++ b/src/ThreadPool.zig
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fn join(pool: *ThreadPool, spawned: usize) void {
 
 pub fn spawn(pool: *ThreadPool, comptime func: anytype, args: anytype) !void {
     if (builtin.single_threaded) {
-        @call(.{}, func, args);
+        @call(.auto, func, args);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn spawn(pool: *ThreadPool, comptime func: anytype, args: anytype) !void {
         fn runFn(runnable: *Runnable) void {
             const run_node = @fieldParentPtr(RunQueue.Node, "data", runnable);
             const closure = @fieldParentPtr(@This(), "run_node", run_node);
-            @call(.{}, func, closure.arguments);
+            @call(.auto, func, closure.arguments);
 
             // The thread pool's allocator is protected by the mutex.
             const mutex = &closure.pool.mutex;
diff --git a/src/crash_report.zig b/src/crash_report.zig
index cdb475ec6c..ba08db8266 100644
--- a/src/crash_report.zig
+++ b/src/crash_report.zig
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ const PanicSwitch = struct {
         // TODO: Tailcall is broken right now, but eventually this should be used
         // to avoid blowing up the stack.  It's ok for now though, there are no
         // cycles in the state machine so the max stack usage is bounded.
-        //@call(.{.modifier = .always_tail}, func, args);
-        @call(.{}, func, args);
+        //@call(.always_tail, func, args);
+        @call(.auto, func, args);
     }
 
     fn recover(
diff --git a/test/behavior/basic.zig b/test/behavior/basic.zig
index e5e28cddb3..43574db06f 100644
--- a/test/behavior/basic.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/basic.zig
@@ -966,8 +966,8 @@ test "generic function uses return type of other generic function" {
         fn call(
             f: anytype,
             args: anytype,
-        ) @TypeOf(@call(.{}, f, @as(@TypeOf(args), undefined))) {
-            return @call(.{}, f, args);
+        ) @TypeOf(@call(.auto, f, @as(@TypeOf(args), undefined))) {
+            return @call(.auto, f, args);
         }
 
         fn func(arg: anytype) @TypeOf(arg) {
diff --git a/test/behavior/call.zig b/test/behavior/call.zig
index efda7fbacb..4d8f22d15f 100644
--- a/test/behavior/call.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/call.zig
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ test "super basic invocations" {
             return 1234;
         }
     }.foo;
-    try expect(@call(.{}, foo, .{}) == 1234);
-    comptime try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+    comptime try expect(@call(.always_inline, foo, .{}) == 1234);
     {
         // comptime call without comptime keyword
-        const result = @call(.{ .modifier = .compile_time }, foo, .{}) == 1234;
+        const result = @call(.compile_time, foo, .{}) == 1234;
         comptime try expect(result);
     }
 }
@@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ test "basic invocations" {
             return 1234;
         }
     }.foo;
-    try expect(@call(.{}, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, foo, .{}) == 1234);
     comptime {
         // modifiers that allow comptime calls
-        try expect(@call(.{}, foo, .{}) == 1234);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .no_async }, foo, .{}) == 1234);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_tail }, foo, .{}) == 1234);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.auto, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.no_async, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.always_tail, foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.always_inline, foo, .{}) == 1234);
     }
     {
         // comptime call without comptime keyword
-        const result = @call(.{ .modifier = .compile_time }, foo, .{}) == 1234;
+        const result = @call(.compile_time, foo, .{}) == 1234;
         comptime try expect(result);
     }
     {
         // call of non comptime-known function
         var alias_foo = &foo;
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .no_async }, alias_foo, .{}) == 1234);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .never_tail }, alias_foo, .{}) == 1234);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .never_inline }, alias_foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.no_async, alias_foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.never_tail, alias_foo, .{}) == 1234);
+        try expect(@call(.never_inline, alias_foo, .{}) == 1234);
     }
 }
 
@@ -66,23 +66,23 @@ test "tuple parameters" {
     }.add;
     var a: i32 = 12;
     var b: i32 = 34;
-    try expect(@call(.{}, add, .{ a, 34 }) == 46);
-    try expect(@call(.{}, add, .{ 12, b }) == 46);
-    try expect(@call(.{}, add, .{ a, b }) == 46);
-    try expect(@call(.{}, add, .{ 12, 34 }) == 46);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{ a, 34 }) == 46);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{ 12, b }) == 46);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{ a, b }) == 46);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{ 12, 34 }) == 46);
     if (false) {
-        comptime try expect(@call(.{}, add, .{ 12, 34 }) == 46); // TODO
+        comptime try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{ 12, 34 }) == 46); // TODO
     }
-    try expect(comptime @call(.{}, add, .{ 12, 34 }) == 46);
+    try expect(comptime @call(.auto, add, .{ 12, 34 }) == 46);
     {
         const separate_args0 = .{ a, b };
         const separate_args1 = .{ a, 34 };
         const separate_args2 = .{ 12, 34 };
         const separate_args3 = .{ 12, b };
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, add, separate_args0) == 46);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, add, separate_args1) == 46);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, add, separate_args2) == 46);
-        try expect(@call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, add, separate_args3) == 46);
+        try expect(@call(.always_inline, add, separate_args0) == 46);
+        try expect(@call(.always_inline, add, separate_args1) == 46);
+        try expect(@call(.always_inline, add, separate_args2) == 46);
+        try expect(@call(.always_inline, add, separate_args3) == 46);
     }
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ test "forced tail call" {
             if (n == 0) return a;
             if (n == 1) return b;
             return @call(
-                .{ .modifier = .always_tail },
+                .always_tail,
                 fibonacciTailInternal,
                 .{ n - 1, b, a + b },
             );
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ test "inline call preserves tail call" {
             var buf: [max]u16 = undefined;
             buf[a] = a;
             a += 1;
-            return @call(.{ .modifier = .always_tail }, foo, .{});
+            return @call(.always_tail, foo, .{});
         }
     };
     S.foo();
@@ -341,6 +341,6 @@ test "inline call doesn't re-evaluate non generic struct" {
         }
     };
     const ArgTuple = std.meta.ArgsTuple(@TypeOf(S.foo));
-    try @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, S.foo, ArgTuple{.{ .a = 123, .b = 45 }});
-    comptime try @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, S.foo, ArgTuple{.{ .a = 123, .b = 45 }});
+    try @call(.always_inline, S.foo, ArgTuple{.{ .a = 123, .b = 45 }});
+    comptime try @call(.always_inline, S.foo, ArgTuple{.{ .a = 123, .b = 45 }});
 }
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/bad_usage_of_call.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/bad_usage_of_call.zig
index 9e8fb7d188..c0b632bef6 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/bad_usage_of_call.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/bad_usage_of_call.zig
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 export fn entry1() void {
-    @call(.{}, foo, {});
+    @call(.auto, foo, {});
 }
 export fn entry2() void {
-    comptime @call(.{ .modifier = .never_inline }, foo, .{});
+    comptime @call(.never_inline, foo, .{});
 }
 export fn entry3() void {
-    comptime @call(.{ .modifier = .never_tail }, foo, .{});
+    comptime @call(.never_tail, foo, .{});
 }
 export fn entry4() void {
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .never_inline }, bar, .{});
+    @call(.never_inline, bar, .{});
 }
 export fn entry5(c: bool) void {
     var baz = if (c) &baz1 else &baz2;
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .compile_time }, baz, .{});
+    @call(.compile_time, baz, .{});
 }
 pub export fn entry() void {
     var call_me: *const fn () void = undefined;
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_inline }, call_me, .{});
+    @call(.always_inline, call_me, .{});
 }
 fn foo() void {}
 fn bar() callconv(.Inline) void {}
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ fn baz2() void {}
 // backend=stage2
 // target=native
 //
-// :2:21: error: expected a tuple, found 'void'
-// :5:33: error: unable to perform 'never_inline' call at compile-time
-// :8:33: error: unable to perform 'never_tail' call at compile-time
+// :2:23: error: expected a tuple, found 'void'
+// :5:21: error: unable to perform 'never_inline' call at compile-time
+// :8:21: error: unable to perform 'never_tail' call at compile-time
 // :11:5: error: no-inline call of inline function
-// :15:43: error: modifier 'compile_time' requires a comptime-known function
-// :19:44: error: modifier 'always_inline' requires a comptime-known function
+// :15:26: error: modifier 'compile_time' requires a comptime-known function
+// :19:27: error: modifier 'always_inline' requires a comptime-known function
+
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/error_in_call_builtin_args.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/error_in_call_builtin_args.zig
index ca46f7fe77..304fd031f1 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/error_in_call_builtin_args.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/error_in_call_builtin_args.zig
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 fn foo(_: u32, _: u32) void {}
 pub export fn entry() void {
-    @call(.{}, foo, .{ 12, 12.34 });
+    @call(.auto, foo, .{ 12, 12.34 });
 }
 pub export fn entry1() void {
     const args = .{ 12, 12.34 };
-    @call(.{}, foo, args);
+    @call(.auto, foo, args);
 }
 
 // error
 // backend=stage2
 // target=native
 //
-// :3:28: error: fractional component prevents float value '12.34' from coercion to type 'u32'
-// :7:21: error: fractional component prevents float value '12.34' from coercion to type 'u32'
+// :3:30: error: fractional component prevents float value '12.34' from coercion to type 'u32'
+// :7:23: error: fractional component prevents float value '12.34' from coercion to type 'u32'
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_tail_call.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_tail_call.zig
index cdeb9df930..e3ce28709a 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_tail_call.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/invalid_tail_call.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ fn myFn(_: usize) void {
     return;
 }
 pub export fn entry() void {
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_tail }, myFn, .{0});
+    @call(.always_tail, myFn, .{0});
 }
 
 // error
diff --git a/test/cases/taill_call_noreturn.zig b/test/cases/taill_call_noreturn.zig
index fabb9e729b..5cd716dd30 100644
--- a/test/cases/taill_call_noreturn.zig
+++ b/test/cases/taill_call_noreturn.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = std.builtin;
 pub fn foo(message: []const u8, stack_trace: ?*builtin.StackTrace) noreturn {
-    @call(.{ .modifier = .always_tail }, bar, .{ message, stack_trace });
+    @call(.always_tail, bar, .{ message, stack_trace });
 }
 pub fn bar(message: []const u8, stack_trace: ?*builtin.StackTrace) noreturn {
     _ = message;