diff --git a/tools/perf/util/genelf.c b/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
index fcf86a27f69e..591548b10e34 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jit_add_eh_frame_info(Elf *e, void* unwinding, uint64_t unwinding_header_size,
  * csize: the code size in bytes
  */
 int
-jit_write_elf(int fd, uint64_t load_addr, const char *sym,
+jit_write_elf(int fd, uint64_t load_addr __maybe_unused, const char *sym,
 	      const void *code, int csize,
 	      void *debug __maybe_unused, int nr_debug_entries __maybe_unused,
 	      void *unwinding, uint64_t unwinding_header_size, uint64_t unwinding_size)