diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index a2d4ef577..b03489e24 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ static guint display_signals [LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
  */
 static MetaDisplay *the_display = NULL;
 
+#ifdef WITH_VERBOSE_MODE
 static void   meta_spew_event           (MetaDisplay    *display,
                                          XEvent         *event);
+#endif
 
 static gboolean event_callback          (XEvent         *event,
                                          gpointer        data);
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index be4cfbc1b..b3f2004b8 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -1921,8 +1921,10 @@ idle_calc_showing (gpointer data)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_VERBOSE_MODE
 static const gchar* meta_window_queue_names[NUMBER_OF_QUEUES] =
   {"calc_showing", "move_resize", "update_icon"};
+#endif
 
 static void
 meta_window_unqueue (MetaWindow *window, guint queuebits)