diff --git a/include/shell/shell.h b/include/shell/shell.h
index c2883777976..b2e479cd59b 100644
--- a/include/shell/shell.h
+++ b/include/shell/shell.h
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ struct shell_static_entry {
 					mandatory, optional) \
 		), \
 		(\
-		static shell_cmd_handler dummy_##syntax##_handler \
-			__attribute__((unused)) = handler;\
+		static shell_cmd_handler dummy_##syntax##_handler __unused = \
+								handler;\
 		static const struct shell_cmd_entry *dummy_subcmd_##syntax \
-			__attribute__((unused)) = subcmd\
+			__unused = subcmd\
 		)\
 	)
 /**