diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 94d46f60a1..66edd11d54 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ virNetServerPtr virNetServerNew(size_t min_workers,
                                 size_t max_workers,
                                 size_t max_clients,
                                 const char *mdnsGroupName,
-                                bool connectDBus,
+                                bool connectDBus ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                 virNetServerClientInitHook clientInitHook)
 {
     virNetServerPtr srv;