diff --git a/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c b/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
index ee903a4e5c..1b19efe90a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static int set_pix_fmt(AVCodecContext *avctx, vpx_codec_caps_t codec_caps,
                        struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg *enccfg, vpx_codec_flags_t *flags,
                        vpx_img_fmt_t *img_fmt)
 {
-    VPxContext av_unused *ctx = avctx->priv_data;
+    VPxContext *ctx = avctx->priv_data;
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(avctx->pix_fmt);
     enccfg->g_bit_depth = enccfg->g_input_bit_depth = desc->comp[0].depth;
     switch (avctx->pix_fmt) {