diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h
index c9dc552d..1664f116 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       }\
     };\
   };\
-  inline name##Matcher name() {\
+  GTEST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED_ inline name##Matcher name() {\
     return name##Matcher();\
   }\
   template <typename arg_type>\