diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/detail/common.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/detail/common.hpp
index 19f4d85ab30d3..738e7a164154e 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/detail/common.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/detail/common.hpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static constexpr std::array<T, N> RepeatValue(const T &Arg) {
     assert(false);                                                             \
   }
 #else
-#define __SYCL_REPORT_EXCEPTION_TO_STREAM(str, e)
+#define __SYCL_REPORT_EXCEPTION_TO_STREAM(str, e) (void)e;
 #endif
 
 } // namespace detail