diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index 5f14fede3217d98575f38eb63608a04bc473399a..b547d1dbed4a952f7cd1174f43660cf1a43706d9 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -491,6 +491,10 @@ static int events_socket(CURL *easy,      /* easy handle */
   struct events *ev = userp;
   struct socketmonitor *m;
   struct socketmonitor *prev=NULL;
+
+#if defined(CURL_DISABLE_VERBOSE_STRINGS)
+  (void) easy;
+#endif
   (void)socketp;
 
   m = ev->list;