diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
index cd4b62ffbe..354b3f9e5e 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
@@ -12164,6 +12164,8 @@ wasm_loader_prepare_bytecode(WASMModule *module, WASMFunction *func,
                                     table_idx);
                     goto fail;
                 }
+#else
+                (void)tbl_elem_type;
 #endif
 
 #if WASM_ENABLE_FAST_INTERP != 0