diff --git a/src/app-utils/guile-util.c b/src/app-utils/guile-util.c
index 043f5c7161..1f17ef373a 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/guile-util.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/guile-util.c
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@
 #include "guile-util.h"
 #include "guile-mappings.h"
 
-/* This static indicates the debugging module this .o belongs to.  */
-static QofLogModule log_module = GNC_MOD_GUILE;
+#define UNUSED_VAR     __attribute__ ((unused))
 
+/* This static indicates the debugging module this .o belongs to.  */
+static QofLogModule UNUSED_VAR log_module = GNC_MOD_GUILE;
 
 struct _setters
 {
diff --git a/src/business/business-gnome/dialog-invoice.c b/src/business/business-gnome/dialog-invoice.c
index 8af5b38211..6f591185cf 100644
--- a/src/business/business-gnome/dialog-invoice.c
+++ b/src/business/business-gnome/dialog-invoice.c
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ struct _invoice_select_window
     GncOwner	owner_def;
 };
 
-static QofLogModule log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN; //G_LOG_BUSINESS;
+#define UNUSED_VAR     __attribute__ ((unused))
+
+static QofLogModule UNUSED_VAR log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN; //G_LOG_BUSINESS;
 
 /** This data structure does double duty.  It is used to maintain
  *  information for the "New Invoice" dialog, and it is also used to
diff --git a/src/import-export/csv-imp/gnc-csv-account-map.c b/src/import-export/csv-imp/gnc-csv-account-map.c
index 29d7c6b0cc..88bd260fd2 100644
--- a/src/import-export/csv-imp/gnc-csv-account-map.c
+++ b/src/import-export/csv-imp/gnc-csv-account-map.c
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 #define IMPORT_FULL_PATH     "FullPath"
 #define IMPORT_ACCOUNT       "Account"
 
+#define UNUSED_VAR     __attribute__ ((unused))
+
 /* This static indicates the debugging module that this .o belongs to.  */
-static QofLogModule log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN;
+static QofLogModule UNUSED_VAR log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN;
 
 /**************************************************
  * account_imap_destroy
diff --git a/src/plugins/bi_import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c b/src/plugins/bi_import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c
index e3ac07579b..ca073da47f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bi_import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c
+++ b/src/plugins/bi_import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ void gnc_import_gui_type_cb (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data);
 // utils
 static gchar *gnc_input_dialog (GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *title, const gchar *msg, const gchar *default_input);
 static void gnc_info2_dialog (GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *title, const gchar *msg);
-static QofLogModule log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN; //G_LOG_BUSINESS;
+
+#define UNUSED_VAR     __attribute__ ((unused))
+
+static QofLogModule UNUSED_VAR log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN; //G_LOG_BUSINESS;
 
 BillImportGui *
 gnc_plugin_bi_import_showGUI(void)
diff --git a/src/register/register-gnome/table-gnome.c b/src/register/register-gnome/table-gnome.c
index 3dbf7a930d..8f9650e9cf 100644
--- a/src/register/register-gnome/table-gnome.c
+++ b/src/register/register-gnome/table-gnome.c
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@
 
 /** Static Globals *****************************************************/
 
+#define UNUSED_VAR     __attribute__ ((unused))
+
 /* This static indicates the debugging module that this .o belongs to. */
-static QofLogModule log_module = GNC_MOD_REGISTER;
+static QofLogModule UNUSED_VAR log_module = GNC_MOD_REGISTER;
 
 
 /** Implementation *****************************************************/