diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
index 22f5899d..e1987cd9 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ void basic_regex_parser<charT, traits>::fail(regex_constants::error_type error_c
       boost::regex_error e(message, error_code, position);
       e.raise();
    }
+#else
+   (void)position; // suppress warnings.
 #endif
 }