diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c b/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
index aff57057a949..da815d295239 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmap_atomic);
 void __kunmap_atomic(void *kvaddr)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr = (unsigned long) kvaddr & PAGE_MASK;
-	int type;
+	int type __maybe_unused;
 
 	if (vaddr < FIXADDR_START) { // FIXME
 		pagefault_enable();