--- a/include/tradstdc.h
+++ b/include/tradstdc.h
@@ -431,7 +431,11 @@
 #define NORETURN __attribute__((noreturn))
 /* disable gcc's __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__)) since explicitly
    discarding the result by casting to (void) is not accepted as a 'use' */
+#if __GNUC__ >= 11
+#define __warn_unused_result__ unused
+#elif
 #define __warn_unused_result__ /*empty*/
+#endif
 #define warn_unused_result /*empty*/
 #endif
 #endif