diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVFoldMasks.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVFoldMasks.cpp
index 4586a4a0c72ed..d74427112b1ba 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVFoldMasks.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVFoldMasks.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ bool RISCVFoldMasks::convertToUnmasked(MachineInstr &MI,
          "Masked and unmasked pseudos are inconsistent");
   assert(HasPolicyOp == HasPassthru && "Unexpected pseudo structure");
 #endif
+  (void)HasPolicyOp;
 
   MI.setDesc(MCID);