diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index d4e9f105..7c24dfd9 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -343,25 +343,27 @@ int main(void) {
     return 0;
 }" HAVE_FALLTHROUGH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
-check_c_source_compiles("
-#define __unused __attribute__((unused))
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    check_c_source_compiles("
+    #define __unused __attribute__((unused))
 
-static int do_nothing(int i __unused)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int main(void)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    i = do_nothing(5);
-    if (i > 5) {
-        return 1;
+    static int do_nothing(int i __unused)
+    {
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    return 0;
-}" HAVE_UNUSED_ATTRIBUTE)
+    int main(void)
+    {
+        int i;
+
+        i = do_nothing(5);
+        if (i > 5) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }" HAVE_UNUSED_ATTRIBUTE)
+endif()
 
 check_c_source_compiles("
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/bignum.c b/src/bignum.c
index 3a0c6a03..6777f023 100644
--- a/src/bignum.c
+++ b/src/bignum.c
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ bignum ssh_make_string_bn(ssh_string string){
   return bn;
 }
 
-void ssh_make_string_bn_inplace(ssh_string string, bignum bnout) {
-  size_t len = ssh_string_len(string);
+void ssh_make_string_bn_inplace(ssh_string string,
+                                UNUSED_PARAM(bignum bnout))
+{
+  UNUSED_VAR(size_t len) = ssh_string_len(string);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGCRYPT
   /* XXX: FIXME as needed for LIBGCRYPT ECDSA codepaths. */
-  (void) len;
-  (void) bnout;
 #elif defined HAVE_LIBCRYPTO
   bignum_bin2bn(string->data, len, bnout);
 #elif defined HAVE_LIBMBEDCRYPTO