diff --git a/rotators/gs232a/gs232.c b/rotators/gs232a/gs232.c
index bbddc9a27..915d53a37 100644
--- a/rotators/gs232a/gs232.c
+++ b/rotators/gs232a/gs232.c
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ wrc_rot_set_position(ROT *rot, azimuth_t az, elevation_t el)
 
     u_az = (unsigned)rint(az);
     u_el = (unsigned)rint(el);
-
+    (void)u_el;
+    
     SNPRINTF(cmdstr, sizeof(cmdstr), "W%03u" EOM, u_az);
     retval = gs232_wo_transaction(rot, cmdstr, NULL, 0);