diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp
index 581ddc1f8f..40d4ab0ab1 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp
@@ -1128,6 +1128,8 @@ static void ggml_backend_rpc_event_record(ggml_backend_t backend, ggml_backend_e
 
 static void ggml_backend_rpc_event_wait(ggml_backend_t backend, ggml_backend_event_t event) {
     // this is noop for RPC as we have a single stream
+    GGML_UNUSED(backend);
+    GGML_UNUSED(event);
 }
 
 static ggml_backend_i ggml_backend_rpc_interface = {