diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteService.cpp b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteService.cpp
index dfd36a90401..78b398e7a13 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteService.cpp
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteService.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ std::map<uint16_t, BLERemoteCharacteristic*>* BLERemoteService::getCharacteristi
  */
 void BLERemoteService::getCharacteristics(std::map<uint16_t, BLERemoteCharacteristic*>* pCharacteristicMap) {
 	log_v(">> getCharacteristics() for service: %s", getUUID().toString().c_str());
+	(void)pCharacteristicMap;
 	// If is possible that we have not read the characteristics associated with the service so do that
 	// now.  The request to retrieve the characteristics by calling "retrieveCharacteristics" is a blocking
 	// call and does not return until all the characteristics are available.