diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index a484f2265524..d5d8b662ce9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8336,7 +8336,8 @@ static int i40e_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev,
  **/
 static int i40e_ndo_bridge_getlink(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
 				   struct net_device *dev,
-				   u32 filter_mask, int nlflags)
+				   u32 __always_unused filter_mask,
+				   int nlflags)
 {
 	struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;