diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index 3236a3ce79d6..48f915ee5a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -1397,8 +1397,8 @@ static int ghes_in_nmi_queue_one_entry(struct ghes *ghes,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int ghes_in_nmi_spool_from_list(struct list_head *rcu_list,
-				       enum fixed_addresses fixmap_idx)
+static int __maybe_unused ghes_in_nmi_spool_from_list(struct list_head *rcu_list,
+			       enum fixed_addresses fixmap_idx)
 {
 	int ret = -ENOENT;
 	struct ghes *ghes;