diff --git a/src/topology-read/model/rocketfuel-topology-reader.cc b/src/topology-read/model/rocketfuel-topology-reader.cc
index 0506d97f0..6addf7859 100644
--- a/src/topology-read/model/rocketfuel-topology-reader.cc
+++ b/src/topology-read/model/rocketfuel-topology-reader.cc
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ RocketfuelTopologyReader::GenerateFromWeightsFile(const std::vector<std::string>
 
     sname = argv[0];
     tname = argv[1];
-    std::stod(argv[2], &endptr); // weight
+    double weight [[maybe_unused]] = std::stod(argv[2], &endptr);
 
     if (argv[2].size() != endptr)
     {