diff --git a/src/video_output/event.h b/src/video_output/event.h
index 6e8e492ccdfb7f5f89b436e787547d728edc43c7..c8123e83183991e1fdcefc4bf6336a0daa420028 100644
--- a/src/video_output/event.h
+++ b/src/video_output/event.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static inline void vout_SendEventClose(vout_thread_t *vout)
 #warning FIXME: implement video close event
     /* FIXME: this code is disabled as it breaks the non-playlist cases */
     //playlist_Stop(pl_Get(vout));
+    (void) vout;
 }
 static inline void vout_SendEventKey(vout_thread_t *vout, int key)
 {