diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/dilithium.c b/wolfcrypt/src/dilithium.c
index f8559ccc5..c9df4f3db 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/dilithium.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/dilithium.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ static int parse_private_key(const byte* priv, word32 privSz,
     /* At this point, it is still a PKCS8 private key. */
     if ((ret = ToTraditionalInline(priv, &idx, privSz)) < 0) {
         /* ignore error, did not have PKCS8 header */
+        (void)ret;
     }
 
     /* Now it is a octet_string(concat(priv,pub)) */
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/falcon.c b/wolfcrypt/src/falcon.c
index 08406d38d..2de19dc71 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/falcon.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/falcon.c
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ static int parse_private_key(const byte* priv, word32 privSz,
     /* At this point, it is still a PKCS8 private key. */
     if ((ret = ToTraditionalInline(priv, &idx, privSz)) < 0) {
         /* ignore error, did not have PKCS8 header */
+        (void)ret;
     }
 
     /* Now it is a octet_string(concat(priv,pub)) */
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/sphincs.c b/wolfcrypt/src/sphincs.c
index 5659de178..05ba27fee 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/sphincs.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/sphincs.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ static int parse_private_key(const byte* priv, word32 privSz,
     /* At this point, it is still a PKCS8 private key. */
     if ((ret = ToTraditionalInline(priv, &idx, privSz)) < 0) {
         /* ignore error, did not have PKCS8 header */
+        (void)ret;
     }
 
     /* Now it is a octet_string(concat(priv,pub)) */