diff --git a/src/conky.h b/src/conky.h
index d34d234c..a10e23d8 100644
--- a/src/conky.h
+++ b/src/conky.h
@@ -385,4 +385,7 @@ void set_update_interval(double interval);
 
 #define NOBATTERY 0
 
+/* to get rid off 'unused variable' warnings */
+#define UNUSED(a) if (a) {}
+
 #endif /* _conky_h_ */
diff --git a/src/weather.c b/src/weather.c
index 3cc8f4e4..1e432837 100644
--- a/src/weather.c
+++ b/src/weather.c
@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ int process_weather_uri(char *uri, char *locID, int dayf)
 {
 	/* locID MUST BE upper-case */
 	char *tmp_p = locID;
+	UNUSED(dayf); /* make gcc shut up */
+
 	while (*tmp_p) {
 		*tmp_p = toupper(*tmp_p);
 		tmp_p++;
@@ -811,6 +813,5 @@ int process_weather_uri(char *uri, char *locID, int dayf)
 	} else  if (!strstr(uri, "localhost") && !strstr(uri, "127.0.0.1")) {
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (dayf) {} /* make gcc shut up */
 	return 0;
 }