diff --git a/src/icon.c b/src/icon.c
index f1f08cd2..d297cbc5 100644
--- a/src/icon.c
+++ b/src/icon.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static void tileObserver(void *self, WMNotification *notif)
 {
 	WIcon *icon = (WIcon *) self;
 
+	/* Parameter not used, but tell the compiler that it is ok */
+	(void) notif;
+
 	update_icon_pixmap(icon);
 
 	XClearArea(dpy, icon->core->window, 0, 0, 1, 1, True);
diff --git a/src/switchmenu.c b/src/switchmenu.c
index 3141f062..db7a40e2 100644
--- a/src/switchmenu.c
+++ b/src/switchmenu.c
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ static void observer(void *self, WMNotification * notif)
 	const char *name = WMGetNotificationName(notif);
 	void *data = WMGetNotificationClientData(notif);
 
+	/* Parameter not used, but tell the compiler that it is ok */
+	(void) self;
+
 	if (!wwin)
 		return;
 
@@ -419,6 +422,9 @@ static void wsobserver(void *self, WMNotification * notif)
 	const char *name = WMGetNotificationName(notif);
 	void *data = WMGetNotificationClientData(notif);
 
+	/* Parameter not used, but tell the compiler that it is ok */
+	(void) self;
+
 	if (strcmp(name, WMNWorkspaceNameChanged) == 0) {
 		UpdateSwitchMenuWorkspace(scr, (uintptr_t)data);
 	} else if (strcmp(name, WMNWorkspaceChanged) == 0) {
diff --git a/src/wmspec.c b/src/wmspec.c
index cea43252..2fbffc85 100644
--- a/src/wmspec.c
+++ b/src/wmspec.c
@@ -1574,6 +1574,9 @@ static void wsobserver(void *self, WMNotification *notif)
 	WScreen *scr = (WScreen *) WMGetNotificationObject(notif);
 	const char *name = WMGetNotificationName(notif);
 
+	/* Parameter not used, but tell the compiler that it is ok */
+	(void) self;
+
 	if (strcmp(name, WMNWorkspaceCreated) == 0) {
 		updateWorkspaceCount(scr);
 		updateWorkspaceNames(scr);