diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 38d9386f46e7..f2bcc11b85be 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ struct cgroup_subsys_state *cgroup_get_e_css(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 	return css;
 }
 
-static void cgroup_get(struct cgroup *cgrp)
+static void __maybe_unused cgroup_get(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 {
 	css_get(&cgrp->self);
 }