diff --git a/source/mijin/debug/stacktrace.cpp b/source/mijin/debug/stacktrace.cpp
index 777195a..3ef4c83 100644
--- a/source/mijin/debug/stacktrace.cpp
+++ b/source/mijin/debug/stacktrace.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ bool initDbgHelp() MIJIN_NOEXCEPT
         return false;
     }
 
-    const int result = std::atexit(&cleanupDbgHelp);
+    [[maybe_unused]] const int result = std::atexit(&cleanupDbgHelp);
     MIJIN_ASSERT(result == 0, "Error registering DbgHelp cleanup handler.");
 
     // only copy in the end so we can still figure out if initialization was successful