diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 2d8ec0351ef9..fe04a2145ca7 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static inline u16 hlock_id(struct held_lock *hlock)
 	return (hlock->class_idx | (hlock->read << MAX_LOCKDEP_KEYS_BITS));
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int chain_hlock_class_idx(u16 hlock_id)
+static inline __maybe_unused unsigned int chain_hlock_class_idx(u16 hlock_id)
 {
 	return hlock_id & (MAX_LOCKDEP_KEYS - 1);
 }