diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c
index 1c4498c29f25..136a7163477d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline void debug_fence_destroy(struct i915_sw_fence *fence)
 	debug_object_destroy(fence, &i915_sw_fence_debug_descr);
 }
 
-static inline void debug_fence_free(struct i915_sw_fence *fence)
+static inline __maybe_unused void debug_fence_free(struct i915_sw_fence *fence)
 {
 	debug_object_free(fence, &i915_sw_fence_debug_descr);
 	smp_wmb(); /* flush the change in state before reallocation */
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline void debug_fence_destroy(struct i915_sw_fence *fence)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void debug_fence_free(struct i915_sw_fence *fence)
+static inline __maybe_unused void debug_fence_free(struct i915_sw_fence *fence)
 {
 }