diff --git a/src/getopt.c b/src/getopt.c
index abd00b86..d63887e5 100644
--- a/src/getopt.c
+++ b/src/getopt.c
@@ -445,8 +445,7 @@ _getopt_initialize (argc, argv, optstring)
   else
     nonoption_flags_len = 0;
 #endif
-	UNUSED(argc);
-	UNUSED(argv);
+
   return optstring;
 }