diff --git a/examples/main.c b/examples/main.c
index 74f7915..bd2b460 100644
--- a/examples/main.c
+++ b/examples/main.c
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ static void sighandler(int signum)
 {
         char s[] = "SIGINT received, exiting ...\n";
 
-        write(fileno(stdout), s, sizeof(s));
+        ssize_t result = write(fileno(stdout), s, sizeof(s));
+        (void)result;
         sigflag = 1;
 }