diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index e1dbffff..96226e32 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int main(int, char*[])
 
 // Example of user defined class with operator<<
 class some_class {};
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const some_class& c) {
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const some_class&) {
     return os << "some_class";
 }