diff --git a/src/sfascii.c b/src/sfascii.c
index 8789b9da6..22508db4a 100644
--- a/src/sfascii.c
+++ b/src/sfascii.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ NHFILE *nhfp;
 union any *d_any;
 const char *myparent UNUSED;
 const char *myname UNUSED;
-int cnt;
+int cnt UNUSED;
 {
     char *rstr;
     long long tmp;