diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index f7213fbf..fa102240 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ class UnitTestRecordPropertyTestEnvironment : public Environment {
 };
 
 // This will test property recording outside of any test or test case.
-static Environment* record_property_env =
+static Environment* record_property_env GTEST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED_ =
     AddGlobalTestEnvironment(new UnitTestRecordPropertyTestEnvironment);
 
 // This group of tests is for predicate assertions (ASSERT_PRED*, etc)