diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase.mm b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase.mm
index 5eb5cd8a306..f31f58945b5 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase.mm
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/mac/qcoretextfontdatabase.mm
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ static void addExtraFallbacks(QStringList *fallbackList)
     // add Apple Symbols to cover those too.
     if (!fallbackList->contains(QStringLiteral("Apple Symbols")))
         fallbackList->append(QStringLiteral("Apple Symbols"));
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(fallbackList)
 #endif
 }