diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 86c3896a1e01..e3902fb39afd 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ static int read_symbol(FILE *in, struct sym_entry *s)
 	rc = fscanf(in, "%llx %c %499s\n", &s->addr, &stype, str);
 	if (rc != 3) {
 		if (rc != EOF) {
-			/* skip line */
-			fgets(str, 500, in);
+			/* skip line. sym is used as dummy to
+			 * shut of "warn_unused_result" warning.
+			 */
+			sym = fgets(str, 500, in);
 		}
 		return -1;
 	}