diff --git a/src/sec-updater/sec-updater.c b/src/sec-updater/sec-updater.c
index fd0a86372..1df442a21 100644
--- a/src/sec-updater/sec-updater.c
+++ b/src/sec-updater/sec-updater.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static bool update_database(database_t *db, char *package, char *version,
 	while (e->enumerate(e, &vid, &release, &sec_flag))
 	{
 		char command[BUF_LEN];
-		char found_char = ' ';
+		char found_char DBG_UNUSED = ' ';
 		bool update_version = FALSE;
 
 		if (streq(version, release))