diff --git a/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp b/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp
index 8120f67aac..b632d9f008 100644
--- a/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp
+++ b/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp
@@ -2264,26 +2264,21 @@ static mpt::uint8 main( std::vector<mpt::ustring> args ) {
 		const FILE_mode stdin_mode = mpt::contains( flags.filenames, MPT_NATIVE_PATH("-") ) ? FILE_mode::binary : FILE_mode::text;
 		const FILE_mode stdout_mode = flags.use_stdout ? FILE_mode::binary : FILE_mode::text;
 
-		const bool stdin_text = ( stdin_mode == FILE_mode::text );
-		const bool stdin_data = ( stdin_mode == FILE_mode::binary );
-		const bool stdout_text = ( stdout_mode == FILE_mode::text );
-		const bool stdout_data = ( stdout_mode == FILE_mode::binary );
+		[[maybe_unused]] const bool stdin_text = ( stdin_mode == FILE_mode::text );
+		[[maybe_unused]] const bool stdin_data = ( stdin_mode == FILE_mode::binary );
+		[[maybe_unused]] const bool stdout_text = ( stdout_mode == FILE_mode::text );
+		[[maybe_unused]] const bool stdout_data = ( stdout_mode == FILE_mode::binary );
 
 		// set stdin/stdout to binary for data input/output
-		std::optional<FILE_mode_guard> stdin_guard{ stdin_data ? std::make_optional<FILE_mode_guard>( stdin, FILE_mode::binary ) : std::nullopt };
-		std::optional<FILE_mode_guard> stdout_guard{ stdout_data ? std::make_optional<FILE_mode_guard>( stdout, FILE_mode::binary ) : std::nullopt };
+		[[maybe_unused]] std::optional<FILE_mode_guard> stdin_guard{ stdin_data ? std::make_optional<FILE_mode_guard>( stdin, FILE_mode::binary ) : std::nullopt };
+		[[maybe_unused]] std::optional<FILE_mode_guard> stdout_guard{ stdout_data ? std::make_optional<FILE_mode_guard>( stdout, FILE_mode::binary ) : std::nullopt };
 
 		// setup terminal
-		std::optional<terminal_ui_guard> input_guard{ stdin_text && ( flags.mode == Mode::UI ) ? std::make_optional<terminal_ui_guard>() : std::nullopt };
+		[[maybe_unused]] std::optional<terminal_ui_guard> input_guard{ stdin_text && ( flags.mode == Mode::UI ) ? std::make_optional<terminal_ui_guard>() : std::nullopt };
 
 		// choose text output between quiet/stdout/stderr
 		textout & log = flags.quiet ? static_cast<textout&>( dummy_log ) : stdout_text ? static_cast<textout&>( std_out ) : static_cast<textout&>( std_err );
 
-		MPT_UNUSED( stdin_text );
-		MPT_UNUSED( stdin_data );
-		MPT_UNUSED( stdout_text );
-		MPT_UNUSED( stdout_data );
-
 		show_banner( log, flags.banner );
 
 		if ( !flags.warnings.empty() ) {