diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
index 668a703dee7f..f15cd7e39521 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ static void rtw_signal_stat_timer_hdl(struct timer_list *t)
 	u8 avg_signal_strength = 0;
 	u8 avg_signal_qual = 0;
 	u32 num_signal_strength = 0;
-	u32 num_signal_qual = 0;
+	u32 __maybe_unused num_signal_qual = 0;
 	u8 _alpha = 5; /*  this value is based on converging_constant = 5000 and sampling_interval = 1000 */
 
 	if (adapter->recvpriv.is_signal_dbg) {