diff --git a/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c b/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
index 7e99c4d61b..7c4130c981 100644
--- a/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
+++ b/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ done:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int try_to_run_foreground_daemon(int detach_console)
+static int try_to_run_foreground_daemon(int detach_console MAYBE_UNUSED)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Technically, we don't need to probe for an existing daemon
diff --git a/fsmonitor-settings.c b/fsmonitor-settings.c
index b62acf44ae..a6a9e6bc19 100644
--- a/fsmonitor-settings.c
+++ b/fsmonitor-settings.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static enum fsmonitor_reason check_remote(struct repository *r)
 }
 #endif
 
-static enum fsmonitor_reason check_for_incompatible(struct repository *r, int ipc)
+static enum fsmonitor_reason check_for_incompatible(struct repository *r,
+						    int ipc MAYBE_UNUSED)
 {
 	if (!r->worktree) {
 		/*