diff --git a/src/gui/views/gcal-month-view.c b/src/gui/views/gcal-month-view.c
index 7184aa89..18ecb5ec 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/gcal-month-view.c
+++ b/src/gui/views/gcal-month-view.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ static void
 gcal_month_view_remove_event (GcalTimelineSubscriber *subscriber,
                               GcalEvent              *event)
 {
-  g_autoptr (GcalEvent) owned_event = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GcalEvent) G_GNUC_UNUSED owned_event = NULL;
   GcalMonthView *self;
 
   GCAL_ENTRY;