diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index 4ef33b5262..99fec5e45f 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -5262,6 +5262,7 @@ wxGenericListCtrl::GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant variant)
     // Use the same color scheme as wxListBox
     return wxListBox::GetClassDefaultAttributes(variant);
 #else
+    wxUnusedVar(variant);
     wxVisualAttributes attr;
     attr.colFg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_WINDOWTEXT);
     attr.colBg = wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX);