diff --git a/include/UnixCompat.h b/include/UnixCompat.h
index ad8529b..ffbc15e 100644
--- a/include/UnixCompat.h
+++ b/include/UnixCompat.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // ZeroMemory is just a {0} or a memset(addr, 0, len), and it's a macro on MSVC
 inline void ZeroMemory([[maybe_unused]] void* dst, [[maybe_unused]] size_t len) {
-    auto res = std::memset(dst, 0, len);
+    [[maybe_unused]] auto res = std::memset(dst, 0, len);
     Assert(res != nullptr);
 }
 // provides unix equivalent of closesocket call in win32
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index cf867e7..c08ca6d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #endif // WIN32
     DebugPrintTID();
     // curl needs to be initialized to properly deallocate its resources later
-    auto ret = curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
+    [[maybe_unused]] auto ret = curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
     Assert(ret == CURLE_OK);
 #ifdef DEBUG
     std::thread t1(loop);