--- a/tunipip6/nss_connmgr_tunipip6.c
+++ b/tunipip6/nss_connmgr_tunipip6.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void nss_tunipip6_decap_exception
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	int cpu;
-	int8_t ver = skb->data[0] >> 4;
+	__attribute__((unused)) int8_t ver = skb->data[0] >> 4;
 
 	nss_tunipip6_trace("%px: received - %d bytes name %s ver %x\n",
 			dev, skb->len, dev->name, ver);