diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c
index a09667563e..6a9dbaeb1f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #ifndef HAS_AUXV
 static unsigned long
-getauxval(unsigned long type)
+getauxval(unsigned long type __rte_unused)
 {
 	errno = ENOTSUP;
 	return 0;