diff --git a/sc/source/core/tool/address.cxx b/sc/source/core/tool/address.cxx
index 9f6b4033edc5..de937cb46f37 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/tool/address.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/tool/address.cxx
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ USHORT ScRange::ParseCols( const String& rStr, ScDocument* pDoc,
     if( NULL == p )
         return 0;
 
-    pDoc = NULL; // make compiler shutup we may need this later
+    (void)pDoc; // make compiler shutup we may need this later
 
     switch (rDetails.eConv)
     {
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ USHORT ScRange::ParseRows( const String& rStr, ScDocument* pDoc,
     if( NULL == p )
         return 0;
 
-    pDoc = NULL; // make compiler shutup we may need this later
+    (void)pDoc; // make compiler shutup we may need this later
 
     switch (rDetails.eConv)
     {