diff --git a/gst/pbutilsmodule.c b/gst/pbutilsmodule.c
index 215eca712f..d76ba8af13 100644
--- a/gst/pbutilsmodule.c
+++ b/gst/pbutilsmodule.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DL_EXPORT (void)
 initpbutils (void)
 {
   PyObject *m, *d;
-  PyObject *gst;
+  PyObject *gst G_GNUC_UNUSED;
 
   init_pygobject ();