diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 564cc49986bdea24feb89a96bcba2f3a0b46d358..809dcac24e1822a84eae5db58085e690e68ea5a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ bool this_cpu_has_cap(unsigned int n)
  * - The SYSTEM_FEATURE cpu_hwcaps may not have been set.
  * In all other cases cpus_have_{const_}cap() should be used.
  */
-static bool __system_matches_cap(unsigned int n)
+static bool __maybe_unused __system_matches_cap(unsigned int n)
 {
 	if (n < ARM64_NCAPS) {
 		const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *cap = cpu_hwcaps_ptrs[n];