diff --git a/kernel/ksud.c b/kernel/ksud.c
index 49ef5349..66250ec6 100644
--- a/kernel/ksud.c
+++ b/kernel/ksud.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static const char __user *get_user_arg_ptr(struct user_arg_ptr argv, int nr)
 /*
  * count() counts the number of strings in array ARGV.
  */
-static int count(struct user_arg_ptr argv, int max)
+static int count(struct user_arg_ptr argv, int max) __maybe_unused
 {
 	int i = 0;