diff --git a/include/fmt/compile.h b/include/fmt/compile.h
index 40e1a5a0d142..fa0b2812b1de 100644
--- a/include/fmt/compile.h
+++ b/include/fmt/compile.h
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ template <typename... Args> struct type_list {};
 
 // Returns a reference to the argument at index N from [first, rest...].
 template <int N, typename T, typename... Args>
-constexpr const auto& get(const T& first, const Args&... rest) {
+constexpr const auto& get([[maybe_unused]] const T& first,
+                          [[maybe_unused]] const Args&... rest) {
   static_assert(N < 1 + sizeof...(Args), "index is out of bounds");
   if constexpr (N == 0)
     return first;