1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 86c3896a1e01..e3902fb39afd 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ static int read_symbol(FILE *in, struct sym_entry *s)
         rc = fscanf(in, "%llx %c %499s\n", &s->addr, &stype, str);
         if (rc != 3) {
                 if (rc != EOF) {
-                        /* skip line */
-                        fgets(str, 500, in);
+                        /* skip line. sym is used as dummy to
+                         * shut of "warn_unused_result" warning.
+                         */
+                        sym = fgets(str, 500, in);
                 }
                 return -1;
         }