diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index c49a2c0cc1c165..40518c34057139 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int lsm_superblock_alloc(struct super_block *sb)
 #define LSM_RET_DEFAULT(NAME) (NAME##_default)
 #define DECLARE_LSM_RET_DEFAULT_void(DEFAULT, NAME)
 #define DECLARE_LSM_RET_DEFAULT_int(DEFAULT, NAME) \
-	static const int LSM_RET_DEFAULT(NAME) = (DEFAULT);
+	static const int __maybe_unused LSM_RET_DEFAULT(NAME) = (DEFAULT);
 #define LSM_HOOK(RET, DEFAULT, NAME, ...) \
 	DECLARE_LSM_RET_DEFAULT_##RET(DEFAULT, NAME)