diff --git a/example.c b/example.c
index 4fb79ab..2534006 100644
--- a/example.c
+++ b/example.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ main()
 		try {
 			puts("try2");
 		} catch (ex) {
-			(void)ex;
 			puts("this should not be called");
 		}
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ main()
 		throw(1);
 		return 1;
 	} catch (ex) {
-		(void)ex;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/trycatch.h b/trycatch.h
index 9a7ce89..23c5c07 100644
--- a/trycatch.h
+++ b/trycatch.h
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 		TRYCATCH_CONCAT(trycatch_frame, __LINE__)->jmpbuf =	   \
 		    &TRYCATCH_CONCAT(trycatch_jmpbuf, __LINE__);	   \
 	if (trycatch_ex == 0)
-#define catch(ex)							\
-	trycatch_frame_pop();						\
-	for (int ex = trycatch_ex; trycatch_ex != 0; trycatch_ex = 0)
+#define catch(ex)							       \
+	trycatch_frame_pop();						       \
+	for (int ex = trycatch_ex; trycatch_ex != 0; trycatch_ex = 0, (void)ex)
 #define throw(ex) trycatch_throw(ex)
 #define rethrow trycatch_throw(trycatch_ex)