diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
index 8cb16646a7..573d7e6a15 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ QLibraryInfoPrivate::LocationInfo QLibraryInfoPrivate::locationInfo(QLibraryInfo
         "Examples", "examples",
         "Tests", "tests"
     );
+    [[maybe_unused]]
     constexpr QByteArrayView dot{"."};
 
     LocationInfo result;