diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c
index a2940cde..7441f741 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsundelete.c
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
 
 static const char *EXEC_NAME = "ntfsundelete";
 static const char *MFTFILE   = "mft";
+#ifdef DEBUG
 static const char *UNNAMED   = "<unnamed>";
+#endif
 static const char *NONE      = "<none>";
 static const char *UNKNOWN   = "unknown";
 static struct options opts;