diff --git a/codec/encoder/plus/src/welsEncoderExt.cpp b/codec/encoder/plus/src/welsEncoderExt.cpp
index f5ef3641..9330cc2e 100644
--- a/codec/encoder/plus/src/welsEncoderExt.cpp
+++ b/codec/encoder/plus/src/welsEncoderExt.cpp
@@ -1261,6 +1261,7 @@ void WelsDestroySVCEncoder (ISVCEncoder* pEncoder) {
 }
 
 OpenH264Version WelsGetCodecVersion () {
+  (void) g_strCodecVer; // Avoid warnings about unused static variables
   return g_stCodecVersion;
 }
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////