diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/arena.h b/src/google/protobuf/arena.h
index f8a947059f..78e8d90290 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/arena.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/arena.h
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ class LIBPROTOBUF_EXPORT Arena {
 
   template <typename T>
   GOOGLE_ATTRIBUTE_ALWAYS_INLINE static ::google::protobuf::Arena* GetArenaInternal(
-      const T* value, google::protobuf::internal::false_type) {
+      const T* /* value */, google::protobuf::internal::false_type) {
     return NULL;
   }