diff --git a/examples/network/download/main.cpp b/examples/network/download/main.cpp
index 40ea9a9b388..08982e2d602 100644
--- a/examples/network/download/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/network/download/main.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ void DownloadManager::sslErrors(const QList<QSslError> &sslErrors)
 #ifndef QT_NO_SSL
     foreach (const QSslError &error, sslErrors)
         fprintf(stderr, "SSL error: %s\n", qPrintable(error.errorString()));
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(sslErrors);
 #endif
 }