diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index a60a042c..8195e5f1 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -5409,6 +5409,8 @@ int UnitTest::Run() {
       in_death_test_child_process
           ? nullptr
           : internal::posix::GetEnv("TEST_PREMATURE_EXIT_FILE"));
+#else
+  const bool in_death_test_child_process = false;
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
 
   // Captures the value of GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions).  This value will be
@@ -5456,6 +5458,8 @@ int UnitTest::Run() {
     }
 #endif
   }
+#else
+  (void)in_death_test_child_process;  // Needed inside the #if block above
 #endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
 
   return internal::HandleExceptionsInMethodIfSupported(