diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8944894..7dbb289 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if (ENABLE_CUSTOM_COMPILER_FLAGS)
         -Wparentheses
         -Wformat-overflow
         -Wunused-macros
+        -Wmissing-variable-declarations
         )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/tests/json_patch_tests.c b/tests/json_patch_tests.c
index 3d4df41..c2c88a4 100644
--- a/tests/json_patch_tests.c
+++ b/tests/json_patch_tests.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static cJSON_bool test_apply_patch(const cJSON * const test)
     return successful;
 }
 
-static cJSON_bool test_generate_test(cJSON *test __attribute__((unused)))
+static cJSON_bool test_generate_test(cJSON *test)
 {
     cJSON *doc = NULL;
     cJSON *patch = NULL;