diff --git a/m-i-shared.h b/m-i-shared.h
index 99e321bc..bd0c64da 100644
--- a/m-i-shared.h
+++ b/m-i-shared.h
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
   static inline type *				                        \
   M_C(name, _init_set)(type *shared)					\
   {									\
-    if (shared != NULL)							\
-      atomic_fetch_add(&(shared->M_C(name, _cpt)), 1);                  \
+    if (shared != NULL)	{						\
+      int n = atomic_fetch_add(&(shared->M_C(name, _cpt)), 1);		\
+      (void) n;								\
+    }									\
     return shared;                                                      \
   }									\
   									\
diff --git a/m-shared.h b/m-shared.h
index 02242c22..d642c865 100644
--- a/m-shared.h
+++ b/m-shared.h
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@
     SHAREDI_CONTRACT(shared);                                           \
     assert (dest != shared);                                            \
     *dest = *shared;							\
-    if (*dest != NULL)							\
-      atomic_fetch_add(&((*dest)->cpt), 1);                             \
+    if (*dest != NULL) {						\
+      int n = atomic_fetch_add(&((*dest)->cpt), 1);			\
+      (void) n;	/* unused return value */				\
+    }									\
     SHAREDI_CONTRACT(dest);                                             \
   }									\
 									\