diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index c3fae8b626..212089520d 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ int virNetSocketNewConnectUNIX(const char *path,
 }
 #else
 int virNetSocketNewConnectUNIX(const char *path G_GNUC_UNUSED,
-                               const char *spawnDaemonPath,
+                               const char *spawnDaemonPath G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                                virNetSocket **retsock G_GNUC_UNUSED)
 {
     virReportSystemError(ENOSYS, "%s",