diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc_cabac.c b/libavcodec/hevc_cabac.c
index b23b89c393..40f5ce18fe 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc_cabac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc_cabac.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /**
  * number of bin by SyntaxElement.
  */
-static const int8_t num_bins_in_se[] = {
+av_unused static const int8_t num_bins_in_se[] = {
      1, // sao_merge_flag
      1, // sao_type_idx
      0, // sao_eo_class