diff --git a/source/quirc/identify.c b/source/quirc/identify.c
index 537952b29..40f265670 100644
--- a/source/quirc/identify.c
+++ b/source/quirc/identify.c
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ static void threshold(struct quirc *q)
 
 static void area_count(void *user_data, int y, int left, int right)
 {
+	(void)y;
+	
 	((struct quirc_region *)user_data)->count += right - left + 1;
 }