diff --git a/clutter/clutter-main.c b/clutter/clutter-main.c
index 44c8a1849..00cf88a1e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-main.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-main.c
@@ -654,6 +654,6 @@ clutter_base_init (void)
 
       /* initialise GLib type system */
       g_type_init ();
-      clutter_actor_get_type ();
+      (void) clutter_actor_get_type ();
     }
 }