diff --git a/nbase/snprintf.c b/nbase/snprintf.c
index c00be9ce6..102f1ff1a 100644
--- a/nbase/snprintf.c
+++ b/nbase/snprintf.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
 
 #ifndef lint
-static const char rcsid[] =
+static const char rcsid[] __attribute__((unused)) =
      "@(#) $Header$";
 #endif