diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/input.output/filesystems/fs.op.funcs/fs.op.symlink_status/symlink_status.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/input.output/filesystems/fs.op.funcs/fs.op.symlink_status/symlink_status.pass.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/std/input.output/filesystems/fs.op.funcs/fs.op.symlink_status/symlink_status.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/input.output/filesystems/fs.op.funcs/fs.op.symlink_status/symlink_status.pass.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 #ifndef TEST_HAS_NO_EXCEPTIONS
         { // test throwing case
             try {
-                symlink_status(p);
+                (void)symlink_status(p);
             } catch (filesystem_error const& err) {
                 TEST_CHECK(err.path1() == p);
                 TEST_CHECK(err.path2() == "");