diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 2f3f002..9ea3854 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 	NULL
 };
 
-int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
+int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct perf_annotate annotate = {
 		.tool = {