diff --git a/libuuid/src/gen_uuid.c b/libuuid/src/gen_uuid.c
index f9a937cf5..6d2194ee4 100644
--- a/libuuid/src/gen_uuid.c
+++ b/libuuid/src/gen_uuid.c
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ fail:
 }
 
 #else /* !defined(HAVE_UUIDD) && defined(HAVE_SYS_UN_H) */
-static int get_uuid_via_daemon(int op, uuid_t out, int *num)
+static int get_uuid_via_daemon(int op __attribute__((__unused__)),
+				uuid_t out __attribute__((__unused__)),
+				int *num __attribute__((__unused__)))
 {
 	return -1;
 }